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LexisNexis Risk Solutions · 7 months ago

Senior Software Engineer II

Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$95K/yr - $159K/yr

5+ years exp

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools. The Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing advanced search relevance techniques for Nexis Solutions, enhancing user search experiences and leading technical initiatives.

AnalyticsHealth CareInformation TechnologyInsurTechRisk ManagementSoftware

Culture & Values

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

JavaSolrAWSRESTful web servicesEvent-driven architectureTest-driven developmentDevOps practicesSoft skills

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

Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice

Company

LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Glassdoor4.0

LexisNexis Risk Solutions provides information to assist customers in industry and government in assessing, predicting, and managing risk. It is a sub-organization of ChoicePoint.

Founded in 2000

Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

10001+ employees

https://risk.lexisnexis.com

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