RELX · 3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer II
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$93K/yr - $156K/yrRELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. The Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing advanced search relevance techniques for Nexis Solutions, enhancing user search experiences and providing technical leadership within the team.
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Responsibilities
Serve as acknowledged "go-to" person on coding and technical issues
Design and implement scalable search solutions , including schema design, indexing strategies, and query optimization
Develop and maintain Java-based APIs to interface with Solr and other backend systems
Lead efforts to improve search relevance, including tuning scoring algorithms, implementing synonyms, and customizing analyzers
Monitor and optimize performance, including caching, sharding, and replication strategies
Ensure high availability and fault tolerance of search infrastructure
Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions
Work closely with product managers and UX designers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in search engineering and Java development
Qualification
Required
Knowledge of message queues (e.g., Kafka, SQS) and event-driven architecture
Experience developing / maintaining web applications based on modern search engines such as Solr / Elasticsearch, including indexing, query parsing, relevance tuning, etc
Experience scaling search server clusters to accommodate increasing traffic to meet specific performance requirements
Experience developing / deploying high-performance RESTful web services (SOAP, XML-RPC, JSON-RPC, REST)
Expertise in enterprise development languages such as Java or Scala
Build and manage cloud-based infrastructure and services on AWS (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, API Gateway)
Exposure to DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
Understanding of security best practices in API and cloud environments
Expertise in test-driven development and maintenance including techniques for applying best practices for overall project benefit. (Java and Cucumber scripting)
A proven expert in partnering and leading internal and external technology resources in solving complex business needs
Benefits
Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
In addition to annual Paid Time Off, we offer up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
Company
RELX
RELX is a provider of information-based analytics for professional and business customs.
Founded in 1993
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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unknown1994-10-14IPO
Leadership Team
Asim Fareeduddin
Head of Internal Audit & Assurance
Aurobindo Sundaram
CISO (Head of Information Assurance & Data Protection)
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