Flexible work model
Work from home, from the office, or in a hybrid format that supports focus and collaboration.
ABOUT THE ROLE
In this role, you’ll help modernize search capabilities within a secure, mature enterprise platform. You’ll evolve an existing Java and Solr-based solution toward smarter search, focusing on a safe, incremental migration that improves how users discover critical documents without compromising security or availability.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze and map the existing Java and Solr/SolrCloud search architecture, including schemas, analyzers, indexing pipelines, tenant setup, ACLs, and document retrieval
- Design and implement a search facade with feature flags, enabling new retrieval capabilities alongside the existing search with safe rollback
- Collaborate with Search/AI engineers to establish lexical-search baselines and integrate enhanced retrieval capabilities into the existing search API
- Ensure document- and page-level permissions are consistently enforced so unauthorized content is never exposed in search results
- Develop and enhance Java components supporting search filters, pagination, indexing, tenant enablement, rebuilds, deletion, and lifecycle operations
- Improve index lifecycle management, including partial rebuilds, tenant deletion, aliases, and partitioning, while minimizing downtime and infrastructure impact
- Implement shadow and dual-run approaches to safely validate new retrieval capabilities against existing production behavior before migration
- Work closely with engineering teams to extend automated test coverage, introduce event-publishing contracts where needed, and modernize the existing platform incrementally
REQUIREMENTS
- Strong senior-level Java engineering experience, especially with long-lived backend systems or enterprise monoliths
- Hands-on experience with Solr/SolrCloud, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch, including schemas and analyzers, indexing and reindexing, multi-tenant collections, index lifecycle management
- Experience designing search APIs, including filters, pagination, feature flags, rebuild, enablement, and deletion workflows
- Good understanding of lexical search (BM25) and how it works alongside semantic/vector search
- Experience implementing document- or page-level ACLs within search or retrieval flows
- Experience modernizing existing systems incrementally, using approaches such as strangler, shadow, or dual-run patterns, including adapting existing automated tests
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, Search/AI, cloud, security, and product teams
- Experience with SolrCloud/ZooKeeper, Azure Service Bus/JMS, or document-management platforms (nice to have)
SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Role Summary
Location
Poland
Work type
Remote/Office
Direction
Engineering & Technology
Subdirection
Software Development
Tech level
Senior
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