Lead Engineer, Technical Product Owner for E-commerce Search
Lead Engineer, Technical Product Owner for E-commerce Search
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POSITION SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Lead Engineer / Technical Product Owner for our E-commerce Search Platform to drive the vision strategy architecture development and execution of our internal search capabilities. This role requires a blend of hands-on engineering expertise product thinking and team leadership.
You will lead the development and continual improvement of intelligent high-performing and personalized on-site search experience. This includes relevance tuning machine learning applications A/B testing and close collaboration with engineering product UX and merchandising teams.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Strategic Ownership: Define and lead the roadmap for our e-commerce search and discovery platform aligning with business goals and customer needs.
- Cross-functional Leadership: Collaborate with Product Managers Engineers Data Scientists UX Designers and Merchandisers to shape a seamless and effective experience.
- Search Optimization: Drive continuous improvement in search relevance autocomplete spelling correction synonyms and ranking algorithms.
- Technical Leadership: Lead engineering efforts to build and optimize scalable performant and resilient search infrastructure using platforms like Coveo Elasticsearch OpenSearch or Solr.
- AI/ML Integration: Leverage AI/ML techniques and NLP for personalization intent detection and dynamic ranking to improve user engagement and conversion.
- Performance & Analytics: Establish success metrics conduct A/B testing analyze search usage patterns and iterate based on insights.
- Platform Reliability: Ensure observability fault tolerance and scalability to handle peak traffic scenarios during high-demand retail periods.
- Technology Evaluation: Assess and integrate third-party APIs and tools where they enhance the search experience or accelerate development.
- Innovation: Stay ahead of trends in semantic search vector search headless commerce and voice/text search innovations.
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree
- Preferred Degree: Masters Degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical field
- Years of experience: 7 years of software engineering or technical product roles with 3 years focused on search technologies
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY:
- Proven track record with search engines such as Coveo (preferred) Elasticsearch Solr or OpenSearch.
- Solid programming experience with languages such as Java Python or Scala.
- Strong understanding of information retrieval ranking algorithms NLP and machine learning.
- Experience with retail search use cases including catalog data taxonomy merchandising strategies and product discovery.
- Excellent communication project management and leadership skills; ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience working within microservices architectures or headless commerce environments.
- Knowledge of data privacy ethical AI and regulations affecting personalized search is a plus.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- n/a
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Regularly sits and does computer work.
Occasionally walks and stands.
Seldom/Never lifts up to 50 lbs.
INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT:
Performs duties within scope of general company policies procedures and objectives. Analyzes problems and performs needs assessments. Uses judgment in adapting broad guidelines to achieve desired result. Regular exercise of independent judgment within accepted practices. Makes recommendations that affect policies procedures and practices.
Full Time Benefits Summary:
Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise our restaurants world-class resorts and conservation attractions!
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Voluntary benefits
- 401k Retirement Savings
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Bass Pro Cares Fund
- And more!
Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race color creed religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity age national origin ancestry citizenship status disability veteran status genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process please visit your nearest location or contact us at
Employment Type
Full-Time
