--- title: 'Senior C++ Developer - Indexing Engine at Coveo' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-c-developer-indexing-engine-coveo-montreal-province-of-quebec-82rr4hhnczh7' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior C++ Developer - Indexing Engine at Coveo - **Company:** Coveo - **Location:** Montreal Province of Quebec, Canada / Province of Quebec, Canada - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://www.coveo.com/en/company/careers/open-positions?gh_jid=8582159002 ## Job description The expert behind our proprietary C++ indexing technology Could your next optimization improve how millions of pieces of content become searchable? As a Senior C++ Developer on our indexing team, you'll help evolve the core technology powering Coveo’s indexing and search engine. You'll work on large-scale systems where performance, scalability, and reliability matter every day, helping shape the technologies behind our AI-powered search experiences. As one of our Senior C++ Developers, you will: . - Design, develop, and optimize modern C++ code for Coveo’s indexing and search engine technologies. - Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of core indexing algorithms and infrastructure. - Work on low-level systems challenges involving memory management, concurrency, data structures, distributed processing, and high-throughput indexing. - Analyze existing systems, identify bottlenecks, and implement improvements that make our engine faster and more efficient. - Contribute to the architecture of new core indexing capabilities that support Coveo’s search and AI-powered experiences. - Collaborate with engineering, data science, and product teams to transform complex search requirements into robust engine-level capabilities. Here is what will qualify you for the role: - A minimum of about 5 years of experience in software development with C++, with familiarity with C++17 or newer as a strong asset. - Strong experience building performant, reusable, scalable, and maintainable code in complex systems. - A solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and systems-level performance considerations. - Resourcefulness, a growth mindset, and a track record of solving complex technical problems. What would make you stand out: - Experience building large-scale indexing, search, or information retrieval systems. - Experience optimizing C++ applications for latency, throughput, or memory efficiency. - Experience developing cloud-hosted distributed systems. - Familiarity with vector search, AI-powered search, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Vespa, or similar technologies. Do you think you can bring this role to life? Send us your application, we want to hear from you! Join the Coveolife! We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of, for example, age, gender, disability, gaps in CV, national or ethnic background. This job description was written by humans, assisted by AI. We may leverage technology in our hiring process to help us see the person behind the resume. Coveo is committed to providing accessible employment practices. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any point during the recruitment process, please contact HR@Coveo.com to discuss your needs. ## About Coveo ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Coveo provides an AI-powered relevance platform that delivers AI search, recommendations, and generative experiences to personalize enterprise customer and employee interactions. - **Entity Type**: Public (TSX: CVO.TO) - **Headquarters**: Montreal, Quebec, Canada - **Founded**: 2005 - **Founders**: Laurent Simoneau, Richard Tessier, and Marc Sanfaçon ## Core Business - **Primary Industries**: Enterprise software – AI search, personalization, digital experiences (ecommerce, customer service, workplace, website) - **Target Customers**: B2B – large enterprises, global brands, organizations with large content/ product catalogs - **Mission**: “Help enterprises become business-to-person and thrive in the experience economy” by maximizing business outcomes through AI search and generative experiences [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en/company/about-us) ## Products & Services - **Coveo AI‑Relevance™ Platform** (SaaS): Indexes and unifies enterprise data across systems (CRM, help desk, intranet, commerce) to deliver hyper‑personalized search, recommendations, and generative AI answers. Includes connectors for common enterprise tools, an MCP server for AI agents, and analytics to measure business impact. [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en) ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: ~$798.6M USD (as of mid‑2025) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - **Annual Revenue**: $133.3M USD (LTM) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - **Total Funding (pre‑IPO)**: ~$572.9M USD, including rounds led by OMERS Growth Equity, Evergreen Coast Capital, BDC Venture Capital, and a recent $3.3M post‑IPO grant from SCALE AI [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - **Notable Investors**: OMERS Growth Equity, Evergreen Coast Capital, BDC Venture Capital, SCALE AI, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada - **Growth Signals**: - 685 employees (+1.2% YoY) across 12 countries; monthly headcount trend +2.1% [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - 100 active job postings; quarterly job post growth +38.9% [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - Earned ISO Generative AI Competency (2025) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - Continues to expand partnerships and integrations (e.g., MCP Server for AI agents) [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en) ## Competitive Advantages - **AI‑Relevance focus**: Differentiates between generic search and contextual, intent‑driven personalization at enterprise scale – “moving from persona to person” [ir.coveo.com](https://ir.coveo.com/en/company-information) - **Composable architecture**: Plugs into existing tech stacks without migration, indexing content securely across silos (CRM, knowledge bases, commerce platforms, etc.) [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en) - **Proven enterprise traction**: Serves millions of users with billions of interactions for the world’s most innovative brands, providing a “trusted AI‑experience advantage” [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en/company/about-us) ## Strategic Focus - Accelerating generative AI and AI agent capabilities (Coveo MCP Server, GenAI experiences) [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en) - Expanding international presence (offices in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia, France, Germany, etc.) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - Deepening integrations and certifications (ISO, SCALE AI partnership) to build trust and compliance [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - Growing revenue through upsells to existing enterprise customers and capturing new segments in ecommerce, service, and workplace ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Ratings**: Employer rating of 4.0/5 (346 reviews), with work‑life balance 4.0, culture 3.9, compensation 3.6 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - **Work Model**: Hybrid / remote‑friendly (operates across 12 countries; Montreal HQ; roles in Canada, US, UK, Netherlands, Australia, etc.) - **Engineering‑driven**: Technical roles account for 27% of workforce; strong engineering leadership (e.g., Director of Platform Engineering) and active research (4% headcount in Research) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coveo) - **Career Growth**: 100 open positions, quarterly job post growth +38.9%, and a culture that often creates roles for top talent (submit your profile) [coveo.com](https://www.coveo.com/en/company/careers/open-positions) - **Perks**: Montreal‑based office in a modern downtown location; emphasis on AI innovation and professional development ## Sources 1. [coveo.com - About Us](https://www.coveo.com/en/company/about-us) 2. [coveo.com - AI Relevance Platform](https://www.coveo.com/en) 3. [ir.coveo.com - Company Information](https://ir.coveo.com/en/company-information) 4. 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