Solr Developer-INTL

Post Date

Oct 15, 2025

Location

Chicago,
Illinois

ZIP/Postal Code

60601
US
Jan 02, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

CHI-85463e86-141d-45cf-ae8b-b0011f2de0e4

Pay Rate

$27 - $34 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

We are looking for a Lead Search Engineer to join the Search Engine team. Our team is comprised of varying levels of experience and backgrounds. As a Lead Search Engineer in one of our search teams, you can expect to work with other Software Engineers, Architects and Analysts to develop products and deliver solutions in a cloud environment and working with Technical Product Managers by helping with the execution of product roadmaps and backlog priorities. As data volumes grow and user queries become more complex, we need someone with deep expertise in search technologies like Elasticsearch, Apache SOLR, or Lucene to push our infrastructure to the next level. You will report to an Engineering Manager.

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Required Skills & Experience

-SolrCloud Exp
-Java Knowledge
-Must have stood up, installed, improved, configured, made modifications to a SOLR Environment (for the sr role they would have done this with multiple clients)
- Ability to write efficient search queries against SOLR indexes using SOLR REST/Java API

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

AWS Experience

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.