Senior Product Strategist, SEO/GEO
Willowtree, LLC
Senior Software Search Engineer
OCLC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dublin • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
CassandraDockerDynamoDBGradleHadoopJavaKubernetesLinuxMongoDBMySQLNoSQLPostgresPythonScalaSpringSpring BootSpringBootUnix
About the role
- Develop large-scale, highly performant software leveraging a wide variety of programming languages and next-generation technologies
- Analyze, design, develop, and test software programs and systems with a focus on search technologies
- Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, maintainable code using industry-standard programming practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and delegate development tasks effectively
- Lead the design and implementation of new features and enhancements across multiple system modules
- Conduct and participate in unit, system, performance, and acceptance testing; recommend and implement improvements
- Champion innovation in search technologies, staying current with emerging trends and tools
- Drive the development and interpretation of technical requirements and specifications
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline
- 3-5 years of software development, with 3-5 years of Java programming experience
- Proficiency in Java, Scala, and Python
- Expert-level knowledge in Java, Object-Oriented Design, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Gradle, RESTful web services, search technologies including full-text search and indexing (e.g., Lucene, Solr), large-scale search systems and search architecture
- Experience with Big Data technologies and the Hadoop ecosystem
- Solid understanding of Linux/Unix environments and database design principles
- Strong communication skills—oral, written, and presentation
- Creative problem-solving and innovative thinking
- Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Highly Desired Skills: Experience with AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Desktop), familiarity with Graph Search and vector databases, hands-on experience developing applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB), proficiency in relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), expertise in performance optimization and stress testing
Benefits
- best-in-class health coverage
- retirement plans with generous company contributions
- free use of on-site fitness center
- gym sports
- group exercise classes
- game room
- on-site catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC
- health and wellness events
- paid parental leave and adoption assistance
- tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships
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Hard skills
JavaScalaPythonObject-Oriented DesignSpring BootSpring FrameworkRESTful web servicesBig Data technologiesHadoopsearch technologies
Soft skills
communication skillscreative problem-solvinginnovative thinkingcollaborative team environment
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science