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Job Description:

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior OpenSearch Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of search technologies, particularly ElasticSearch or OpenSearch, and a proven track record of designing, implementing, and optimizing search solutions. As a Senior OpenSearch Developer, you will play a critical role in enhancing our search capabilities, ensuring high performance, scalability, and relevance.

As a Senior OpenSearch Developer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining OpenSearch clusters and search solutions.
• Optimizing search performance, relevance, and scalability.
• Implementing and managing indexing, querying, and data ingestion processes.
• Implementing API’s that provide access to the search index
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand search requirements and deliver effective solutions.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting search-related issues, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in search technologies and best practices.
• Mentoring and guiding junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in search technologies, with a focus on OpenSearch or ElasticSearch.
• 5+ years experience with Java and Kafka development
• In-depth knowledge of search algorithms, indexing, and query optimization.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud platform and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS).

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution
• Experience with machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) as it relates to search
• Knowledge of security best practices for search systems.
• Experience with Airflow, batch jobs, and job scheduling
• Experience with SpringBoot

Work location:

• Work Your Way Eligible (Employee choice to work remote, on site, or hybrid)

Travel: May include up to 5% international travel

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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