--- title: 'Senior Software Developer, Search at Coveo' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-developer-search-coveo-montreal-province-of-quebec-eb9mbpjzs47d' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Software Developer, Search at Coveo - **Company:** Coveo - **Location:** Montreal Province of Quebec, Canada / Quebec City Province of Quebec, Canada - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://www.coveo.com/en/company/careers/open-positions?gh_jid=8603140002 ## Job description Build the future of intelligent search Why build just another backend service when you can shape the search technology powering an entire product ecosystem? As a Senior Software Developer on our Search team, you'll help evolve Coveo's search capabilities, delivering intelligent, scalable search experiences to thousands of organizations around the world. You'll tackle high-impact technical challenges at the intersection of distributed systems, search technology, platform engineering, and artificial intelligence (AI). Whether your expertise is in C++ or Java, you'll help build the next generation of search experiences that power Coveo's products. As one of our Senior Software Developers, Search, you will: - Design, develop, and optimize scalable search capabilities using Java or similar C-style languages. - Build and evolve platform services, application programming interfaces (APIs), and extensibility mechanisms that enable search capabilities across multiple Coveo products. - Contribute to the integration, evolution, and optimization of large-scale search technologies that support our growing product ecosystem. - Improve interoperability between Coveo's platform and complementary search technologies or external systems. - Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Architects, Data Scientists, and Software Developers to deliver impactful search solutions. - Analyze existing services and contribute to the architecture of new platform capabilities that improve scalability, reliability, and performance. Here is what will qualify you for the role: - 5+yrs of professional software development experience using Java or similar C-family languages. - Experience designing and delivering scalable, reusable, high-quality software within a complex platform or product environment. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate multiple technologies and system boundaries. - A collaborative mindset, strong ownership, curiosity, and a continuous desire to learn and improve. What would make you stand out: - Experience working with large-scale search technologies such as Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Vespa, or similar platforms. - Experience building backend services, application programming interfaces (APIs), developer platforms, or product integrations. - Experience with distributed systems and large-scale cloud-native applications. - Knowledge of information retrieval, indexing, query execution, vector search, or artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search technologies. Do you think you can bring this role to life? Or add your own color? You don’t need to check every single box; passion goes a long way and we appreciate that skillsets are transferable. 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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