Lucidworks is leading digital transformation for some of the world's biggest retailers, financial services firms, manufacturers, and B2B commerce organizations. We believe that the core to a great digital experience starts with search and browse. Our Deep Learning technology captures user behavior and utilizes machine learning to connect people with the products, content, and information they need. Brands including Crate & Barrel, Lenovo, Red Hat, and Cisco Systems rely on Lucidworks' suite of products to power commerce, customer service, and workplace applications that delight customers and empower employees. Lucidworks believes in the power of diversity and inclusion to help us do our best work. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome talent across a full range of backgrounds, orientation, origin, and identity in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way.

About the Role

The Fusion Engineering team is a global and diverse team responsible for developing Fusion, Lucidworks’ search and personalization platform. Our platform is undergoing a transformation toward a hybrid vision of the best of containerized services integrated with SaaS-native features. We are looking to add a Senior Engineer to the team who can help drive this vision forward.

Job Responsibilities

Drive design, development, and deployment of scalable microservices architecture using Java and the Spring framework

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide technical direction and design for splitting interdependent functionalities into discrete services

Demonstrate a deep understanding of Java and the Spring framework, leveraging this knowledge to make informed decisions about technology selection and implementation

Enforce coding standards and best practices to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and efficient code

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members

IDentify and address performance bottlenecks in microservices, optimizing system performance for responsiveness and scalability

Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Investigate and resolve complex technical issues, providing root cause analysis and implementing effective solutions

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for microservices

Upholds the core values, policies and procedures of Lucidworks

All other duties as assigned

Our Stack

Java

Python

Gradle

Kubernetes and Helm

Jenkins

GCP, Azure, AWS

Skills & Qualifications

Minimum of 7 years experience developing Java applications in an enterprise software organization, with a focus on microservices development using Java and Spring

Minimum of 3 years experience developing microservice applications

Prior experience designing and implementing complex feature solutions that span multiple services and systems

Prior experience developing cloud-native distributed systems using SpringBoot and deploying applications with Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and Helm

Prior experience using cloud tools from GCS and/or AWS to deploy and/or develop new features

Experience tracking development work using an issue tracking system (Jira preferred) and source control (Git and Github)

Previous experience implementing a search application using Solr, Lucene, or similar application preferred

Previous experience transforming monolithic applications to services-based solutions preferred

Prior experience working with Python, Node, or Javascript preferred

Passionate about creating delightful client and stakeholder experiences

Passionate about growth as a software engineer, and eager to develop new skills in software development, technical communication, and team collaboration

Excellent technical communication skills and a drive to share knowledge with colleagues

Eager to work collaboratively with a diverse team spread across multiple time zones, regions, and cultures

Acceptable background check

Competencies

Resourceful-willing to jump in, be agile/flexible, leverage existing resources to accomplish goals, ability to work independently

Team player-confident in collaborating with a diverse community of people and personalities across geographies, backgrounds, and professional abilities

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Empathy and care for all stakeholders of Lucidwork including employees, customers, partners, and guests

Ability to handle confidential information

This salary range may include multiple levels. Your level is based on our assessment of your interview performance and experience, which you can always ask the hiring manager about to understand in more detail. Salary is just one component of Lucidworks’ total compensation package for employees. Your total rewards package includes (but is not limited to) discretionary variable bonus, equity, top-notch medical, dental and vision coverage, a variety of voluntary benefits, generous PTO policy, various leave policies, and many other region-specific benefits.

Additional Information

Lucidworks believes in the power of diversity and inclusion to help us do our best work. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome talent across a full range of backgrounds, orientation, origin, and identity in an inclusive and non-discriminatory way. Applicants receive consideration based on the relevant talents, skills, and experiences they offer to our company.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to learning more about you.

Note to third party recruiters:

We appreciate your interest in our job opportunities. However, we kindly request that third-party recruiters and staffing agencies refrain from contacting us regarding these positions. We prefer to work directly with candidates and do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from third-party recruiters or agencies. Unsolicited resumes and referrals will become the property of Lucidworks, and no fee will be paid should we hire a candidate whose resume was sent unsolicited.

Lucidworks

Senior Software Engineer (Fusion Architecture)