DICK'S Sporting Goods · 1 month ago
Lead Software Engineer - Search & Relevance (REMOTE)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$95K/yr - $159K/yr
8+ years expDICK’S Sporting Goods is dedicated to positively impacting lives through sports. They are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to develop and optimize search and data processing systems, focusing on technologies such as Elastic and Kafka, while mentoring junior team members and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Consumer GoodsE-CommerceSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain search relevance and recommendations systems using Elastic, Spring Framework, Kafka, event-driven processing and API’s (Relevance and recommendation systems include ML models developed by DS team, data generated from data engineers)
Design, develop, and maintain search and data processing systems using Elastic, Spring Framework, Kafka, event-driven processing and API’s
Optimize and scale search and data processing infrastructure to handle growing data volumes and user requests
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Implement best practices for data indexing, search optimization, and data integrity
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability and reliability
Mentor and provide guidance to junior team members
Participate in code reviews and contribute to a high standard of code quality
Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our systems remain cutting-edge
Drive development of existing software and contribute to development of new software by analyzing and identifying areas for modification and improvement
Monitor, identify, and correct more complex software defects to maintain fully functioning software, leveraging the support and skill of more junior teammates
Produce multiple concepts and prototypes to design digital products/services
Research and suggest ways to optimize solutions to better meet user and/or business, performance, quality needs
Drive maintenance road map to facilitate software development and ensure the development work is prioritized in line with business requirements
Find root cause and resolution to limit and address issues promptly
Assign short-term work schedules to a team based on storyboarding/backlog in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines
Develop own and more junior team member capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media
Contribute to work within an established program management plan to achieve specific goals
Guide and deliver the design distribution of basic database resources and provide physical modeling and design services to tune database solutions for optimum performance
Support the collection functional requirements using document analysis and workflow analysis to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent preferred
8-10+ years of experience
7-12 months experience of generalist supervision of junior colleague
Preferred
10+ years of professional software engineering experience
Proven experience with Elasticsearch and other search technologies
Strong proficiency in Java and experience with Java batch processing
Hands-on experience with Kafka and distributed messaging systems
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, PCF, AKS), and microservices architecture
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Experience with other search technologies and frameworks
Knowledge of NoSQL databases and data modeling
Exposure to machine learning and data analytics
Fluency with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Benefits
Incentive
Equity
Benefits
DICK'S Sporting Goods complies with all state paid leave requirements.
Generous suite of benefits.
Company
DICK'S Sporting Goods
Dick's Sporting Goods is an authentic full-line sporting goods retailer offering a broad assortment of brand name sporting goods equipment
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.5B2025-06-06Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2022-01-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2002-10-16IPO
Leadership Team
Edward W. Stack
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Lauren Hobart
President and CEO; Member of Board of Directors
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