Search Engine Developer M/F

Job descriptionDepartment OverviewThe search platform team provides some of the most important touch points for our e-commerce customers. We strive to continuously improve the quality of our services and the richness of functionalities to provide the most amazing user experience. To do so, we continuously consume and learn from large-scale data sets as well as deliver some of the largest distributed systems deployments in the company.Position:We are looking for talented, passionate and action oriented individuals to challenge what existing Search technologies can do & going beyond. With understanding of latest technologies and trends, you will utilize your experience to solve complex difficult problems to evolve and grow Search Platform.The search platform team has a diverse portfolio of development activities. Based on your interest, you might also get the opportunity to work on:large scale distributed systemlarge scale data processingcore search engine development and information retrieval solutionsdata sciencemachine learningcomputational linguistics　Position DetailsThe search platform team is looking for Search Engine Developer to join us. Responsibilities (includes but not limited to):- As a core member of the team, you will be responsible for design, documentation, implementation and testing of features on the search engine core or its surrounding platform.- Continuously improve the search experience and relevance by experimenting with new features and algorithms, and measuring their impact.- Evaluate the performance impact of those new features and algorithms.- Analyze and understand service specific requirements and needs to create generic solutions to be integrated in the search platform- Contribute to the technical and product direction of the search platform.Mandatory Qualifications:-BS in Computer Science or a related field (M.S. or Ph.D. preferred)-3+ years of relevant professional experience-java programming proficiency, working on production software with a focus on -maintainability and performance-Very good understanding of algorithms and data structures-Good understanding of running a large-scale distributed production system-English : FluentDesired Qualifications:-Experience or good understanding of Apache Lucene, Apache Solr, -ElasticSearch, or other similar technologies-Experience or good understanding of Apache Hadoop, Apache Cassandra, Apache ZooKeeper or other similartechnologies-Familiarity with Linux, including monitoring and troubleshooting running applications-Understanding of E-Commerce.