Solr Search Engine - Lead/ Developer

Responsibilities

• Architect, design and develop solutions within a multi-functional Agile team to support key business needs for the platform search application
• Design, implement and test front-end solutions for the eCommerce website.
• Design, implement and test web service applications leveraging the backend Solr within the search application architecture
• Engineer components, and common services based on standard corporate development models, languages and tools
• Apply software engineering best practices while also leveraging automation across all elements of solution delivery
• Troubleshoot technical issues, perform root cause analysis and take appropriate action to remediate issues.
• Collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Must be able to document and demonstrate technical solutions by developing documentation, diagrams, code comments, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor"s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering.
• 8+ years of significant experience developing web services and/or web software development
• Extensive knowledge of system architecture, object-oriented design, and design patterns
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years’ experience in working in search technologies: Solr, Elastic Search or Endeca. Solr Preferred
• Experience in Solr Learning To Rank (LTR)
• Nice to have experience in application development using WebSphere Commerce/ATG/Hybris
• Experience in web software development, including Java, HTML5, JavaScript and jQuery.
• Experience working with large ecommerce websites.
• Proficient with Agile software development lifecycle methodologies including a good understanding of Test Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behavior Driven Development (BDD).
• Experience of Retail domain will be an added advantage