Software Engineer, Search Infrastructure (Solr)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Solr): Designing and developing scalable and resilient information retrieval infrastructure to power hirify.global search and other products with an accent on high availability, performance, and scalability of distributed systems. Focus on evolving search technology, incorporating generative AI efforts, and optimizing Solr clusters.

Location: Office Tech-Flexible in Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia. Must be based in the United States.

Salary: $117,200–$223,900 annually.

Company

hirify.global, part of Salesforce, is building the #1 AI CRM, aiming to drive customer success through AI and innovation.

What you will do

• Design and develop scalable and resilient information retrieval infrastructure for hirify.global search.
• Collaborate with product engineering to conceptualize and build new features for a large user base.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of a distributed search system.
• Actively own team features or systems, defining their long-term health and improving surrounding systems.
• Deploy, configure, test, troubleshoot, maintain, and upgrade Solr clusters and environments.
• Mentor other engineers, deeply review code, and improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience building web applications and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with Solr, ElasticSearch, Lucene, or other search technology.
• Proficiency with functional or imperative programming languages, such as PHP, Python, Ruby, Go, C, or Java.
• Track record of developing high-availability, performant, and scalable systems accessing large volumes of data.
• Ability to contribute to technical architecture discussions and help drive technical decisions.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience required.

Nice to have

• Experience building large-scale data pipelines professionally with Java, Scala, and/or SQL.
• Exposure to Hadoop/Spark.
• Experience around text mining and parsing.

Culture & Benefits

• Positive, diverse, and supportive culture, valuing curiosity, inventiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative team environment focused on being smart, humble, hardworking, and collaborative.
• Comprehensive benefits package including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, and 401(k).
• Opportunities for professional growth and impact within an AI-focused environment.
• Commitment to equality and a workplace free from discrimination.