Principal Software Engineer - Search Scaling - Elasticsearch

📋 Description

• Define, lead, and contribute to core search and indexing capabilities.
• Research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms.
• Shape the long-term technical vision for Elasticsearch search.
• Collaborate with partners and product teams to shape roadmap.
• Drive indexing, query execution, and relevance layers for Elasticsearch.
• Be the go-to expert in core Elasticsearch domains and collaborate across teams.

🎯 Requirements

• Leading projects in search infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Mentoring expert engineers with technical and professional guidance.
• Defining long-term vision for core search or retrieval systems.
• Hands-on with Elasticsearch, Lucene, or Solr.
• Strong Java skills; data structures, concurrency, and lambdas.
• Autonomous, capable of driving projects from concept to completion.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Health coverage for you and family.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Donation matching up to $2000.
• Up to 40 volunteer hours annually.