Sr. Search Engineer

OpenCrowd is a design and technology services firm that builds custom end-to-end solutions.

As senior search engineer you will be a key member of our DragonGlass engineering team helping assure the search engine platform features are robust, scalable, and perform well. The ideal candidate has experience implementing large scale search applications or products based on ElasticSearch and has an understanding of design trade-offs and how to avoid pitfalls. Responsibilities include helping architect new product features, design and implementation of new search features, advising product management on product roadmap, and assisting with sales and marketing efforts.

• Participate in architectural and product roadmap planning sessions
• Lead design sessions for new functionality in the product roadmap including identifying design options and challenges meeting feature requirements
• Work with developers to help them design modules for new features
• Build key platform features with a particular focus on search (Java/Python)
• Make future architectural decisions including evaluation of new technologies
• Work with clients to understand customization needs and provide implementation recommendations
• Plan the product feature roadmap with senior management providing key input on timelines, estimates, and trade-offs

• 2 years experience with ElasticSearch solution set or Lucene search engine
• Experience leading developers and making architectural decisions
• Strong hands-on development in Java or Python
• Experience with Linux administration and monitoring tools
• Experience with REST especially with JSON
• Experience in AWS environment is an added plus