Consulting/Principal Software Engineer
* LexisNexis USA • Consulting/Principal Software Engineer • Venture III, 900 Main Campus Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 (formerly 1801 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606) JOB DESCRIPTION: • Develop and lead large multifunctional software development activities, solve complex technical problems, write complex code for computer systems, provide assistance and input to management, and serve as a senior source of expertise. Serve as a primary technical point of contact for external technology resources with respect to software development. Provide design input across a software product. Operate in various software development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.). Serve as acknowledged "go to" person on coding and technical issues. Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize software requirements. Provide sizing or budget recommendations to management. Write and review portions of detailed specifications for the development of software system components of moderate complexity. Complete complex bug fixes. Design and work with complex data models across multiple data storage subsystems. Mentor or lead more junior software developers on development methodologies and optimization techniques. Perform other duties as needed. REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field required. • 7 years of experience in job offered or related occupations required. • Also required is: 7 years of experience: using Search Engines (Solr, ElasticSearch, or comparable), inverted indices, and improvement of Search Relevance through the user of Boosting Signals, Machine Learning, or other associated mechanisms; utilizing AWS Cloud Computing Technologies to estimate and size hardware environments for capacity, scalability, and cost, as well as to implement services on AWS hardware and serverless; using Apache Solr for Sharding, Inverted Index, and tuning for index/memory size versus latency; using DevOps Tools and Technologies on Containerization, Jenkins Pipelines and CI/CD, to assess and troubleshoot memory and CPU utilization; enhancing search retrieval performance through advanced performance engineering techniques and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Datadog; developing interactive search user interfaces using the Micro Frontend (MFE) architecture with Angular and Microsoft technologies; and building containerized data pipelines using Python and Language models to efficiently index data for search. • Employee reports to LexisNexis USA office in Raleigh, NC, but may telecommute from any location within the U.S. • Experience can be concurrent. HOW TO APPLY: • Interested candidates should send email to [email protected] and reference job code: R107252 • #LI-DNI #IND-DNS #ICT U.S. National Base Pay Range: $115,400 - $192,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120. Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. We never request money or banking details from job applicants. Learn more about spotting and avoiding scams here. Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy. We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. USA Job Seekers: EEO Know Your Rights. Apply tot his job