Software Development Engineer, Opensearch - AiDP
Description For Software Development Engineer, Opensearch - AiDP
Apple's OpenSearch team is seeking a Senior OpenSearch Engineer to join their world-class search infrastructure team. This role focuses on developing and contributing to OpenSearch, the world's most popular open source search engine. The position involves working on cloud-based search services that power critical Apple workloads across Services, iCloud, Manufacturing, AIML, SWE, HWT, IS&T, and more. You'll be part of a team of experts working on modern database technologies and distributed systems, pushing the boundaries of OpenSearch to deliver enterprise-class performance. The role requires deep expertise in OpenSearch, Lucene, and search engine internals, with opportunities to impact millions of users through deployments handling millions of queries per second across global data centers. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers passionate about search technologies, scalability, and open-source contributions, offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including stock options and medical coverage.
Responsibilities For Software Development Engineer, Opensearch - AiDP
- Contribute to and maintain OpenSearch core features, improving search relevance, indexing performance, and scalability
- Optimize and fine-tune Lucene-based search algorithms, query execution, and indexing strategies
- Design and implement high-performance search and analytics solutions for large-scale data
- Work closely with open-source communities and commit high-quality contributions to OpenSearch and Lucene
- Develop and enhance distributed search architectures, focusing on fault tolerance and efficiency
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate OpenSearch with various applications
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other developers
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across search infrastructure
Requirements For Software Development Engineer, Opensearch - AiDP
- BS in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, cluster management, and high large-scale architectures
- High level of proficiency in Java
- Strong knowledge of text analysis, relevance tuning, ranking algorithms, and NLP techniques
- Experience developing software in open source communities
- Strong expertise in Lucene internals, including indexing, searching, and caching mechanisms
Benefits For Software Development Engineer, Opensearch - AiDP
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Discounted products and free services
- Education reimbursement
- Employee stock programs
- Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Discretionary bonuses
- Relocation benefits
