Senior/Lead Java Developer with search engine expertise
Job Description
- Experience with distributed teams and US customers
- Kafka/RabbitMQ and caching (Hazelcast/Redis)
- Hybrid cloud experience
- Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, Gradle
- Good understanding of search engines (Lucene based preferred)
- Understanding of semantic search/vector databases, embeddings, LLMs
- 5+ years experience in enterprise backend system design
- Experience with Elasticsearch
- Experience in production development
- Familiar with databases (SQL/PostgreSQL), microservices, distributed systems
- Experience with Containers and Orchestration (Kubernetes etc.)
- Agile and DevOps culture adoption
Project description
The primary goal of the project is the modernization, maintenance and development of an eCommerce platform for a big US-based retail company, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.
Solutions are delivered by several Product Teams focused on different domains - Customer, Loyalty, Search and Browse, Data Integration, Cart.
Current overriding priorities are new brands onboarding, re-architecture, database migrations, migration of microservices to a unified cloud-native solution without any disruption to business.
Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced Java Developer with good understanding of search engines, who can help to perform migration of client platform:
Quickly onboard to Customer's processes
Develop new features in Java and Kotlin for Spring Boot Microservices, as well as maintain existing ones
Improve Personalized Search
Modernize Data Ingestion for faster searching and indexing
Collaborate with other teams and client to find the best solutions
Skills
Must have
English
B2 or higher;
Must have: Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, Gradle;
Must have: Good understanding of how search engines works. Experience with Lucene based engines preferred e.g. Elasticsearch, Solr, etc
Must have: Good understanding of semantics search / vector databases , embeddings and LLMs
At least 5 years of work experience including enterprise backend system design experience
Strong knowledge of Java/Kotlin language
Strong knowledge of Spring/SpringBoot
Experience of work with search platforms
Experience with Elasticsearch
Experience of development in production
Familiarity with databases (SQL/PostgreSQL), serving static web assets, and U/UX design
Deep understanding of enterprise application architecture patterns
Experience with distributed systems
Familiar with microservice architecture patterns
Familiar with Containers and Orchestration Systems (Kubernetes/PKS/OpenShift)
Adoption of Agile and DevOps culture
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Nice to have
Experience of work in distributed teams, with US customers
Experience in working with Kafka/Rabbit and caching (Hazelcast/Redis)
Experience in a hybrid cloud environment or willing to learn new techniques and approaches
Other
Languages
English: B2 Upper Intermediate
Seniority
Senior
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