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title: 'Senior Software Developer, Search at MaintainX'
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# Senior Software Developer, Search at MaintainX

- **Company:** [MaintainX](https://feeny.ai/companies/maintainx)
- **Location:** Toronto, Canada
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/maintainx/a288f4ae-ace2-4167-9170-7ef647244c5f/application

**Skills:** Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Lucene, Solr, Indexing, Query execution, Relevance tuning, Infrastructure, Embeddings, Chunking, Retrieval strategies, BM25, Shard sizing, Cluster health, Relevance optimization, Backend services, Data pipelines, Integration points, GPT, Copilot

> Design and build MaintainX’s end-to-end search and retrieval platform, including indexing pipelines, ranking systems, and AI-facing query layers. Partner with product experts to model search across core entities and optimize distributed systems for reliability and scalability.

## Job description

MaintainX is a leading mobile-first work execution platform for industrial and frontline teams. More than 13,000 customers, including Duracell, McDonald's, Shell, DHL and Volvo, use MaintainX to cut unplanned downtime and run better operations, across 13.9 million managed assets and 79.5 million completed work orders.

In August 2026 MaintainX became part of Autodesk, joining Autodesk Operations Solutions https://adsknews.autodesk.com/en/views/inside-autodesk-operations-solutions/, the organization unifying Autodesk's operations platform alongside Tandem, FlexSim and Fusion Operations. Autodesk's strategy is to converge design, make and operate into one continuous lifecycle: design an asset, build it, run it, then feed what you learn running it back into the next design. Autodesk had design and make. Operate is the phase that tells you what actually happened, and it is ours.

What You'll Do:

- Design and build MaintainX’s end-to-end search and retrieval platform — from indexing pipelines and ranking systems to AI-facing query layers.
- Partner with product and domain experts to model search across core entities like work orders, assets, and procedures, ensuring high-relevance results.
- Ship fast, iterate fast, launch early versions, gather feedback, and improve rapidly.
- Operate and optimize distributed systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability under real-world load.
- Drive architectural decisions, balancing correctness, performance, and long-term maintainability.
- Own integrations between search systems and upstream data sources.
- Explore semantic search, vector retrieval, and AI-enhanced relevance using modern ML tooling.
- On-call duties (currently business hours)

About You:

- Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating production-grade search systems end-to-end — including indexing, query execution, relevance tuning, and infrastructure — using technologies such as Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Lucene, Solr, or similar.
- Understanding of embeddings, chunking, and retrieval strategies.
- Familiarity with search-specific tuning: analyzers, BM25, shard sizing, cluster health, and relevance optimization.
- Comfort taking systems from implementation to deployment and production operation, working across backend services, data pipelines, and integration points as needed.
- An expert level of English, both spoken and written, is required, as the individual will need to lead platform engineering managers across multiple teams, present technical priorities to executive stakeholders, and align with engineering leaders outside Québec on a daily basis.

Nice to Have:

- Experience evaluating and improving search relevance using both qualitative analysis and quantitative metrics.
- Experience shipping AI-powered or LLM-integrated backend systems
- Comfortable using modern AI tools like GPT, Copilot, or Cursor to boost productivity and streamline development.
- Understanding of multi-tenancy and data security, including ACLs, field-level access controls, and secure index partitioning.
- Experience building observability and success metrics into systems to monitor performance, usage, and impact.

Our mission is to keep the physical world running. Factories, fleets, hospitals and campuses stay up because the people who maintain them have tools worth using. That is what we build.

Compensation and benefits. Base pay is one part of the package. Depending on the role, compensation may also include commission, an annual bonus and equity. Benefits differ by country. For roles in the United States, Autodesk’s benefits are described at benefits.autodesk.com http://benefits.autodesk.com. For roles in Canada and other countries, the plan differs on health coverage, retirement and leave, and your recruiter will walk you through it.

Belonging. We take pride in a culture where everyone can thrive. More at autodesk.com/company/global-belonging http://autodesk.com/company/global-belonging. More on where this is going: Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost on building the future of connected operations, and AOS SVP Stephen Hooper on welcoming MaintainX to Autodesk.

## About MaintainX

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AI-powered maintenance and asset management platform for frontline teams.
- **Entity Type**: Private (pending acquisition by Autodesk)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, CA, USA
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Chris Turlica (CEO) and Hugo Dozois-Caouette (CTO) – [getmaintainx.com](https://www.getmaintainx.com/about)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Industrial maintenance software (CMMS / EAM), serving manufacturing, facilities management, hospitality, and other asset-heavy sectors.
- **Target customers**: B2B, mid-market to enterprise, focused on deskless frontline workers.
- **Mission**: “Deliver one platform for maintenance, repair, and operations to keep the physical world running.” – [getmaintainx.com](https://www.getmaintainx.com/careers)

## Products & Services
- **MaintainX Platform (CMMS + AI)**: A mobile-first, AI-powered solution covering work order management, preventive & predictive maintenance, parts inventory, safety/compliance checklists, and natural‑language reporting. Integrates with existing ERP/MES systems and is SOC 2 Type II / ISO 27001 certified. – [getmaintainx.com](https://www.getmaintainx.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $2.5 billion (as of Series D, 2025) – [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7047500)
- **Total Funding**: $254 million (including $150 M Series D) – same source
- **Key Metric**: Over 14,000 companies use MaintainX – [getmaintainx.com](https://www.getmaintainx.com/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not specified in provided sources; the company is under a definitive agreement to be acquired by Autodesk.
- **Growth Signals**: Acquisition by Autodesk; Great Place To Work‑certified; recognized as a leader in CMMS; rapid scaling with 227 U.S. employees.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI‑native platform** built specifically for deskless workers, with predictive maintenance and anomaly detection.
- **Ease of use** replacing paper‑based workflows; rapid implementation (200 sites in 9 weeks).
- **Enterprise security certifications** (SOC 2, ISO 27001) and integration with major systems.
- **Strong employee culture** – 94% employee approval rating for CEO, 91 RepVue score (top 5% of sales orgs). – [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7047500), [getmaintainx.com](https://www.getmaintainx.com/careers)

## Strategic Focus
- Integration with Autodesk’s “design, make, operate” ecosystem to expand from maintenance into broader operational workflows.
- Continued investment in AI capabilities for frontline teams.
- Scaling globally with a hybrid workforce and high‑trust culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “High‑growth, high‑trust” – flat, lean, humble team; values include “Collaboration over Ego” and “Excellence is our Standard.” – [getmaintainx.com](https://www.getmaintainx.com/careers)
- **Work policy**: Hybrid (flexibility to move fast with autonomy), unlimited time off.
- **Compensation**: Competitive pay, meaningful equity, performance bonuses.
- **Perks**: Catered lunches, off‑sites, hackathons, L&D budget, comprehensive health & wellness, parental support.
- **Glassdoor rating**: 4.2 / 5.0; 80% would recommend to a friend; 94% approve of CEO Chris Turlica. – [glassdoor.com](https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/MaintainX-Reviews-E3136296.htm)
- **Top‑rated**: #25 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area (Small & Medium) for 2026. – [greatplacetowork.com](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7047500)

## Sources
1. [getmaintainx.com – About](https://www.getmaintainx.com/about)
2. [getmaintainx.com – Careers](https://www.getmaintainx.com/careers)
3. [getmaintainx.com – Product](https://www.getmaintainx.com/)
4. [greatplacetowork.com – MaintainX profile](https://www.greatplacetowork.com/en/certified-company/7047500)
5. [glassdoor.com – MaintainX reviews](https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/MaintainX-Reviews-E3136296.htm)

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