Software Engineer

Automattic Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and optimize high-performance distributed systems. Responsibilities include enhancing search features, conducting A/B tests, and maintaining Elasticsearch servers. Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in a technical field and relevant experience in search systems development. This role requires skills in PHP, Java, and Elasticsearch.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Two years of experience deploying and scaling production search systems.
• Two years of experience with Elasticsearch, Solr, or Lucene.

Responsibilities

• Enhance search and dashboards by implementing new signals and features.
• Conduct A/B tests to improve content quality and relevancy.
• Maintain and optimize Elasticsearch servers via Kubernetes.

Skills

Elasticsearch

PHP

Java

Scala

Hadoop

MapReduce

Spark

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

A company is looking for a Software Engineer responsible for developing and optimizing high-performance distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance search and dashboards by implementing new signals and features, and building scalable data solutions
• Conduct A/B tests and build tools for continuous experimentation to improve content quality and relevancy
• Maintain and optimize Elasticsearch servers via Kubernetes for efficient search and discovery services

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Two years of experience deploying and scaling production search systems
• Two years of experience with Elasticsearch, Solr, or Lucene
• Two years of experience in PHP, Java, and/or Scala
• One year of experience with Hadoop and MapReduce, including frameworks such as Spark