About the role

  • Principal Search Engineer at Fidelity focused on enhancing search solutions with Solr/OpenSearch. Leading the design and automation of high-performance search infrastructure for customer experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and optimize search and content discovery platform supporting millions of customer requests.
  • Implement and enhance hybrid search solutions, leveraging AI/ML techniques to improve search relevance and user experience.
  • Build, manage, and automate cloud infrastructure to ensure robust, high-performance search capabilities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative search solutions and contribute ideas for product enhancements.
  • Continually develop technical skills in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in implementing, configuring, and tuning enterprise-grade search solutions using Solr (preferred); experience with OpenSearch is a plus.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of information retrieval principles, including both classic approaches (such as TF-IDF, BM25) and advanced neural search techniques (like vector embeddings and transformer-based models).
  • Proficiency in container technologies, especially Kubernetes (AWS EKS preferred) and Docker.
  • Solid understanding of the software development and delivery lifecycle for large-scale systems.
  • Ability to design and implement automation and infrastructure solutions using languages such as Python, Groovy, Shell, and NodeJS.
  • Experience with build tools and package managers (helm, maven, npm, pip, etc.).
  • Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and logging tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or other OpenTelemetry/APM tools.
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex CI/CD pipelines, release issues, and multi-component system environments.
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

Job title

Principal Search Engineer – Solr, OpenSearch

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

Location requirements

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