Software Engineer - Professional Archive Search

Smarsh•Portland, OR

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Software Engineer on the Professional Archive Search team, you’ll help design, build, and deliver high-quality software solutions that power our search platform. Your work will support Smarsh clients in meeting their compliance needs by enabling reliable, scalable, and high-performance search capabilities. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners across Product Management, Engineering, and Site Reliability to solve complex challenges and continuously improve our systems. We’re looking for someone who is curious, thoughtful, and motivated to contribute to meaningful technical work in a collaborative environment.

Requirements

Experience working in a modern private cloud-based environment and familiarity with distributed systems
Exposure to some of our technology stack, along with a willingness to learn new tools and languages
A collaborative mindset, with openness to feedback and different perspectives
Understanding of modern software development practices and Agile methodologies
Ability to communicate progress, challenges, and ideas clearly
Comfort working in evolving environments where requirements may change over time
A proactive approach to problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration

Nice To Haves

Around 4+ years of experience in software engineering
Experience with search technologies such as Solr, Lucene, or Elasticsearch
Proficiency in Java or C#
Experience deploying and managing applications in Kubernetes
Familiarity with MS SQL
Experience working with Linux-based systems and WSL
Exposure to messaging systems such as Kafka or AMQ
Participation in open-source projects or technical communities
Embraces an AI-first mindset, continuously elevating developer productivity through tools like GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, and Claude Code.
Passionate about advancing their AI-assisted development skills and leveraging them to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions for Smarsh customers.

Responsibilities

Support and empower your team by contributing to a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful work environment
Partner with engineers and stakeholders across teams to design and implement scalable solutions
Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support service reliability and incident response with a focus on learning and prevention
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to define technical requirements, timelines, and deliverables
Apply modern engineering practices, including Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps principles
Review code, identify areas for improvement, and help reduce technical debt
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to maintain high availability and performance
Continuously learn about emerging technologies and evaluate how they can benefit the team
Deploy and manage applications in Kubernetes environments
Monitor application health and performance using tools such as Splunk, Datadog, and Grafana