Hybrid Staff Software Engineer, Ingestion & Search Platform

Thomson Reuters; Frisco (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacation

Flexible work model

Job summary

A leading information service provider in Frisco, Texas, is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to manage the document ingestion pipeline and oversee search index management systems. The role demands strong experience in distributed systems, especially using Kafka and Vespa. The ideal candidate should possess a deep understanding of Python and cloud infrastructure to support efficient software engineering practices. The company offers a hybrid work model with a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and retirement options.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including staff-level roles.
• Deep expertise in distributed stream processing and fault-tolerant pipelines.
• Production experience with Vespa, OpenSearch, or Elasticsearch.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own the document ingestion pipeline.
• Lead the migration of ingestion infrastructure to Vespa.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Skills

Distributed stream processing

Kafka

Python

AWS services

Vespa

CI/CD workflows

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

CloudWatch

Terraform

Job description

A leading information service provider in Frisco, Texas, is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to manage the document ingestion pipeline and oversee search index management systems. The role demands strong experience in distributed systems, especially using Kafka and Vespa. The ideal candidate should possess a deep understanding of Python and cloud infrastructure to support efficient software engineering practices. The company offers a hybrid work model with a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and retirement options.