Fidelity Investments · 1 week ago
Principal Search Engineer (Solr/OpenSearch)
Roanoke, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/StaffFidelity Investments is seeking a Principal Search Engineer to join their Search Platform team. In this role, you will design, develop, and optimize search and content discovery platforms, leveraging AI/ML techniques to enhance search relevance and user experience.
Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesRetirementWealth Management
Responsibilities
Designing, developing, and optimizing our search and content discovery platform, supporting millions of customer requests
Implementing and enhancing hybrid search solutions
Leveraging AI/ML techniques to improve search relevance and user experience
Building, managing, and automating cloud infrastructure to ensure robust, high-performance search capabilities for both internal associates and customers
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
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)
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.)
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
Preferred
Deep expertise in implementing, configuring, and tuning enterprise-grade search solutions using Solr
Experience with OpenSearch
Proficiency in container technologies, especially Kubernetes (AWS EKS preferred)
Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and logging tools such as Datadog, Splunk, or other OpenTelemetry/APM tools
Company
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity’s mission is to strengthen the financial well-being of our customers and deliver better outcomes for the clients and businesses we serve.
Founded in 1946
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (8)
2023 (4)
2022 (6)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$152.82MKey Investors
Apple
2020-12-28Secondary Market· $2.5M
2018-01-14Secondary Market· $1M
2017-05-03Secondary Market· $12.5M
Leadership Team
Abigail Johnson
Chairman & CEO
Jeanmarie Ward
Senior Vice President of Architecture
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