Senior/Lead Java Developer

Senior/Lead Java Developer with search engine expertise
Remote (Canada)
Contract

Note: Need someone from Canada not USA.
Skills
Must have
Must have: Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, Gradle;
Must have: Experience of work with Search Engines
Must have: Semantics Search / Vector Databases , Embeddings and LLMs
At least 5 years of work experience including enterprise backend system design experience
Strong knowledge of Java/Kotlin language
Strong knowledge of Spring/SpringBoot
Good understanding of how search engines works (experience with Lucene based engines preferred e.g. Elasticsearch, Solr, etc.)
Good understanding of semantics search / vector databases , embeddings and LLMs
Experience of development in production
Familiarity with databases (SQL/PostgreSQL)
Deep understanding of enterprise application architecture patterns
Experience with distributed systems
Familiar with microservice architecture patterns
Familiar with Containers and Orchestration Systems (Kubernetes/PKS/OpenShift)
Adoption of Agile and DevOps culture
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Candidates need to provide a cover letter with following details:
Experience of work with Search Engines
Semantics Search / Vector Databases , Embeddings and LLMs