Senior Associate – Elasticsearch Developer

Experience: 4–7 years Notice Period: Immediate to 45 days (early joiners preferred) Location: PAN India Work Mode: Hybrid | Day Shift | No Travel

Role Summary

We're looking for a hands-on developer with strong expertise in HCL Commerce and Elasticsearch to build, optimize, and enhance high-performing e-commerce applications — with growing exposure to AI-powered search and automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applications using HCL Commerce and Elasticsearch
• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code following best practices
• Design and integrate REST APIs across commerce and search modules
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and ship current features
• Optimize application performance and responsiveness; troubleshoot and resolve bugs and bottlenecks
• Explore and implement AI-driven search enhancements (semantic search, personalization) under guidance
• Use AI tools to improve personal development productivity (code generation, testing, documentation)




• Participate actively in code reviews; uphold code quality and adherence to standards
• Mentor junior developers and associates on technical tasks
• Document technical specifications and communicate with stakeholders on requirements

Must-Have Skills

• 4–7 years of hands-on experience in HCL Commerce (WebSphere Commerce)
• Strong hands-on experience with Elasticsearch (indexing, querying, performance tuning)
• Strong programming skills in Java / J2EE
• Working knowledge of Spring, REST APIs, and web services
• Proficiency in SQL and database concepts
• Proficiency in Git and CI/CD practices
• Solid grasp of SDLC and Agile methodologies

Good to Have

• Agentic AI exposure — understanding of AI agents, tool-calling, and RAG concepts, and their application in search/commerce
• Practical familiarity with AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude) for coding and debugging
• Knowledge of vector search / embeddings in Elastics

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