Software Engineering - Military

The Senior Software Engineer (Search) will be dedicated to the creation of next-generation search relevance techniques and strategies for Nexis Solutions a division of LexisNexis, dramatically improving how our u search and find the answers to their research questions. We expect this person to be versatile, display leadership qualities, and be enthusiastic to tackle new problems as we continue to push technology forward.
Act as a trusted technical leader and "go to" expert for search engineering and complex coding challenges

• Develop and maintain high performance Java based APIs that integrate with Solr and other backend systems
• Monitor and enhance system performance using caching, sharding, and replication strategies
• Partner closely with product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders to translate business and user needs into technical solutions
• Stay current with emerging search technologies, Java best practices, and industry trends

Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to View email address on click.appcast.io learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy:

Strong experience developing and maintaining search driven applications using Solr and/or Elasticsearch, including relevance tuning, indexing, and query parsing

• Expertise in Java (or Scala) and building enterprise grade, high performance systems
• Proven experience designing and deploying RESTful web services (REST, JSON, SOAP, XML RPC)
• Hands on experience scaling and operating search clusters to meet performance, traffic, and reliability requirements
• Experience building and managing AWS based cloud infrastructure (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway)
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, availability, and fault tolerant system design
• Commitment to test driven development, including automated testing (Java, Cucumber)
• Experience with DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
• Familiarity with security best practices for APIs and cloud based systems
• Experience working on large scale, distributed search platforms in enterprise environments
• Background in search relevance science, information retrieval, or data driven ranking strategies
• Exposure to modern CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code tools
• Experience working directly with end u or customers to refine and evolve technical solutions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching.