5 days ago
Base Salary
$129k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale Java backend services integrated with OpenSearch.
- Develop indexing strategies, schema mappings, and optimized query patterns for large datasets.
- Support GenAI and RAG endpoints for semantic and natural-language search features.
- Use AWS cloud infrastructure and Kafka event streaming for scalable systems.
- Monitor, tune, and debug search infrastructure for performance, reliability, and accuracy.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver search-driven customer features.
- Provide mentorship through code reviews, technical guidance, and collaboration.
- Lead well-scoped projects, define milestones, and improve team processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 2 years of experience in software development or a related field.
- Proficiency in Java or another JVM language such as Scala or Kotlin.
- Experience with search engines such as OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or Solr.
- Strong understanding of indexing, query optimization, and distributed search performance.
- Hands-on experience designing and scaling backend services in a cloud environment, preferably AWS.
- Kafka or other event-streaming experience.
- Familiarity with semantic search, embeddings, or NLP techniques.
- Exposure to AI/ML concepts, particularly ranking or search relevance.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills in a remote-first, video-driven culture.
Benefits
- Remote work is supported from anywhere within the employee’s country of employment, with reliable internet access required.
- Minimal travel of less than 10% for team jams or engineering-wide conferences.
- Discretionary annual bonus.
- Restricted Stock Units granted at hire.
- 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package.
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About Workiva
Workiva builds a cloud platform for connected financial, regulatory, and ESG reporting used by finance, accounting, risk, and audit teams at enterprises and government agencies. Its SaaS products support SEC and SEDAR filings, SOX/internal controls, enterprise risk management, and audit-ready collaboration with data linking and workflow automation. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Ames, Iowa, Workiva is a public company traded on the NYSE under the ticker WK.