Söktekniker

Söktekniker is a Swedish term for a professional who designs, implements, and maintains search systems within an organization or for public-facing platforms. The aim is to enable users to locate relevant information quickly and accurately across databases, intranets, or websites.

Responsibilities include designing search schemas and indexing pipelines, configuring and integrating search engines such as Elasticsearch, Apache Solr, or Lucene, tuning relevance algorithms, creating facets and filters, and monitoring system performance. They also troubleshoot search quality issues, ensure data quality and privacy compliance, and collaborate with content managers, UX designers, data scientists, and IT teams. Documentation and ongoing evaluation of search effectiveness are part of the role, as is staying up-to-date with developments in natural language processing and retrieval techniques.

Typical qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, library and information science, or a related field. Skills often encompass programming in languages like Python or Java, knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, experience with search platforms, understanding of information retrieval concepts, and basic NLP. Strong problem-solving abilities and clear communication are valued for translating user needs into effective search features.

Söktekniker work in IT departments, libraries, media companies, e-commerce, or public sector organizations, often as part of an information management or data engineering unit. The role supports both internal search tools and customer-facing search experiences.

See also: information retrieval, search engine, Elasticsearch, Solr, Lucene, data engineering.