Elasticsearch Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Elasticsearch Implementation: Design, develop, and maintain scalable search solutions using Elasticsearch, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Backend Development: Work with Python frameworks such as Flask and FastAPI to build robust backend services that integrate with Elasticsearch and other data sources.
• Frontend Development: Develop and maintain frontend applications using JavaScript and React, ensuring seamless integration with backend services.
• Database Management: Manage and optimize relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases, ensuring data integrity and performance.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, ensuring smooth deployment and continuous integration.
• Cloud Deployment: Deploy and manage applications on AWS using services like S3, SNS, SQS, RDS, DynamoDB, and tools such as Terraform or AWS CLI.
• Infrastructure as Code: Implement infrastructure as code principles, enabling one-click deployments and maintaining C4 diagrams for system architecture.
• Monitoring & Logging: Use tools like InfluxDB, Grafana, Kibana, and the ELK stack for monitoring, logging, and alerting, ensuring system health and performance.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Work with Docker and Kubernetes to containerize applications and manage their orchestration in cloud environments.
• Collaboration & Best Practices: Engage in Scrum practices, pair programming, and peer reviewing to ensure code quality and foster a collaborative work environment.
• Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest technologies and trends in DevOps, cloud computing, and software development, and apply them to improve existing systems.

Mandatory Skills:

• Elasticsearch: Extensive experience with Elasticsearch, including designing and implementing search solutions.
• Software Development: Strong understanding of data structures, clean code principles, and design patterns.
• DevOps Philosophy: Interest in and understanding of DevOps practices and principles.
• Python: Proficiency in Python, with experience in frameworks like Flask and FastAPI.
• Database Experience: Experience with relational (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases.
• Frontend Development: Experience in frontend development, preferably with React.
• Communication & Empathy: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships in a team environment.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in software development (preferred).

Desired Skills:

• Python: Advanced skills in Python programming.
• Elasticsearch: In-depth knowledge and experience with Elasticsearch.
• React: Proficiency in frontend development using React.

Domain Expertise:

• Retail: Experience in the retail domain is preferred, with a good understanding of the specific challenges and requirements of retail technology solutions.