Senior/Lead Search Engineer

Salesforce

Seattle, WA

Full Time

Senior

184k-253k

2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. The company is focused on innovation, AI, data, and CRM to help businesses and empower employees. The Senior/Lead Search Engineer role involves shaping the future of Commerce Search within a collaborative team dedicated to building scalable services that support product and content discovery for trusted brands. Salesforce values ambition, trust, and impact, encouraging employees to drive performance, career growth, and positive change in the world.

Key Responsibilities

Lead feature development throughout the software lifecycle: gather requirements, design, build, test, and deploy
Help scale search services to support low latency and high throughput
Deliver high-quality, distributed, testable, and scalable software reliably
Mentor others in development technologies, tools, and processes
Present designs to internal/external groups and review others' designs
Develop test strategies, design automation frameworks, and write unit/functional tests to improve code coverage and automation metrics
Operate the service, improve supportability, and resolve customer issues
Improve developer productivity through tooling and best practices
Participate in the team's on-call rotation to address complex problems and ensure service availability

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
At least 5 years of object-oriented programming experience
Proficiency in at least one object-oriented programming language, e.g., Java or C++
Experience using Git / GitHub
Understanding of web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, XML, JSON, and Ajax
Knowledge of database technologies including SQL, PL/SQL, and relational schema design
Experience in automated testing with tools like Java, JUnit, JSUnit, Selenium
Previous experience with SaaS development
Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
Team player with a get-it-done attitude and quick learning ability
Experience with Search technologies like Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr is a huge plus
Experience building Search Platforms or features is a huge plus

Nice to Have

Experience with Search technologies such as Lucene, Elasticsearch, Solr
Experience working on building Search Platforms or features

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits & Perks

Parental leave
401(k)
Time off programs
Medical, dental, vision coverage
Mental health support
Paid parental leave
Life and disability insurance
Employee stock purchasing program

Working at Salesforce

Salesforce values equality, inclusion, and merit-based assessment. The company promotes a workplace free from discrimination, emphasizing diversity and fairness in all employment decisions. Salesforce encourages employees to be Trailblazers, driving innovation and impact while supporting work-life balance and personal growth.

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