Coming Soon! Search Engineer

Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Group (ETG) focuses on creating solutions in new and adjacent technology markets and is looking for high energy, high impact individuals who want to help shape Cisco’s future by building our next $1B business.

The Network Collaboration Business Unit (NCBU), ETG’s newest startup business, is developing a product that will dramatically increase collaboration and information sharing across an enterprise. Combining Cisco’s presence in the network with its collaboration tools, NCBU is in a unique position to offer a differentiated and compelling solution for our enterprise customers.

We currently seek an exceptional senior software engineer with domain expertise in search infrastructure - such as solr/lucene or other equivalent search solutions, excellent programming skills in Java and track record of delivery.

Job description/Role/Responsibility:
* Develop Search Infrastructure Platform and key algorithms for NCBU Product.
* Build a scaleable & highly performant search platform for large indices with sub second query response times.
* Write architecture and system functional specifications, design specifications.
* Lead a team of motivated engineers for product development.
* Drive to develop and protect intellectual property for market leadership by developing key algorithms for NCBU product applications.
* Great opportunity to file patents.

Requirements/Required Skill set
* Hands on experience in search engines and information retrieval - especially with solr/lucene.
* Experience in social networking, collaboration or web 2.0 technologies a plus
*Strong programming skills with Java.
*Linux
* Very high technical competence & proven track record for product delivery.
* Entrepreneurial drive with demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment.
* Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork.
* Ability to work and thrive in a true “startup” model.
* Masters preferred.