Fidelity Bank ยท 7 hours ago
Principal Search Engineer (Solr/OpenSearch)
Westlake, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/StaffFidelity Bank is looking for a Principal Search Engineer to join their Search Platform team. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize search solutions while leveraging AI/ML techniques to enhance user experience and search relevance.
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Responsibilities
Designing, developing, and optimizing our search and content discovery platform
Implementing and enhancing hybrid search solutions
Leveraging AI/ML techniques to improve search relevance and user experience
Building, managing, and automating cloud infrastructure for high-performance search capabilities
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative search solutions
Contributing ideas for product enhancements
Continually developing technical skills in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Qualification
Required
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
Proven ability to lead technical efforts from conception through production deployment
Skill in translating business needs into scalable, effective search solutions
Ability to work collaboratively across organizations and drive successful outcomes
Passion and aptitude for learning new technologies and approaches, especially in the search and AI/ML space
Comfort operating in a polyglot development environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Company
Fidelity Bank
Fidelity Bank is a commercial bank providing services financial sercvices.
Founded in 1974
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-12-17Acquired
2014-09-01Private Equity
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