Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch

📋 Description

• Define, lead, and contribute to core search and indexing capabilities.
• Research advances in search infrastructure and data structures.
• Shape the long-term technical vision for search at Elastic.
• Lead roadmap for Elasticsearch indexing, query execution, and relevance.
• Be the go-to expert for Elasticsearch domains and mentor others.

🎯 Requirements

• Lead technical projects in search infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Mentor engineers with technical and professional guidance.
• Define long-term vision for core search or retrieval systems.
• Hands-on with Elasticsearch, Lucene, or Solr.
• Strong Java skills; data structures, concurrency; Lambdas.
• Work autonomously, guiding concepts to completion with teammates.
• Experience with large-scale search systems and distributed storage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; collaborate across distributed teams.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days each year.
• We match up to $2000 for donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours/year for volunteer projects.
• 16 weeks parental leave.