Principal Software Engineer -Search Technology

Do you thrive working collaboratively and enjoys supporting, learning from, and sharing knowledge with a team of people from different backgrounds?
 

About the Role:  We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Search Engineer to join our team. This individual will play a crucial role in maintaining our current search system while also taking the lead in exploring and experimenting with new approaches. In addition, the Principal Search Engineer will be responsible for mentoring junior team members and facilitating knowledge sharing within the organization.  
 
About the Team Our team is a diverse group of software engineers, data scientists, and research scientists who develop innovative approaches to improve existing software products and create new products. Our platform search engine is found across our portfolio of products in Health Markets and allows users to search our vast corpus of medical textbooks, journals, and synoptic content. The search team’s focus is developing and maintaining our current search system as well as keeping an eye on the future and implementing vector-based search capabilities.  

Responsibilities: 

• Maintaining Current Search System: Taking ownership of our existing search system, ensuring its stability, performance, and scalability. 
• Identifying areas for improvement and implementing enhancements to optimize search accuracy and efficiency. 
• Staying current with the latest trends and advancements in search technologies, machine learning, and natural language processing. Acting as a thought leader, providing insights and recommendations, approaches and techniques to improve search capabilities. 
• Leading research and experimentation efforts to explore innovative search methodologies and algorithms. 
•  Mentoring and guiding junior members of the team, providing technical guidance, support, and professional development opportunities. Conducting regular knowledge sharing sessions and workshops to help team members stay updated on search best practices and emerging technologies. 
•  Collaborating closely with product managers, architects, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective search solutions.  Communicate complex technical concepts and ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences in a clear and concise manner. 

Participating in cross-functional meetings and contributing to the strategic discussions related to search system improvements and roadmap planning. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and address any issues or challenges
 
Requirements

• ​Current, demonstrated experience working on search capabilities and functionality within a large-scale platform.
• Experience with any of the following tools: Java, Python, Solr, Elasticsearch, AWS, Kubernetes, Airflow, Docker. This is critical for your success in the role.
•  Experience with Agile best practices and JIRA.
•  Experience with vector-based information retrieval services 
•  Experience with retrieval-augmented generation systems 

Work in a way that works for you
 

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

Working for you
 

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
- Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental and vision benefits
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance and Time-off Programs
- Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Family Benefits, including bonding and family care leaves, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care and Commuter Spending Accounts
- Up to two days of paid leave each to participate in Employee Resource Groups and to volunteer with your charity of choice
 

About the Business
 

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.
 

Elsevier is a leading provider of information solutions for healthcare and research professionals around the world. We provide over 25% of the world’s clinical content and serve 9,000 hospitals and over 20 million healthcare professionals. In Health Markets, we focus on empowering students, clinicians, and healthcare professionals with products that provide evidence-based content, which drives better clinical decisions and improved patient outcomes. Our talented team of technologists work on a wide range of products from applications that deliver treatment guidance to point-of-care reference solutions for clinicians, delivering the right information for the right patient at the right time. 
 

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