Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves leading architectural and code-level performance engineering initiatives for Elasticsearch at Elastic, a company focused on search and AI solutions. The Principal Software Engineer will optimize Elasticsearch performance, collaborating with various teams to enhance software capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Own core performance engineering initiatives, focusing on high-impact optimizations.
• Develop foundational performance models for complex distributed systems.
• Drive optimization strategies to maintain performance and scalability.
• Profile and analyze system behavior to identify bottlenecks in various areas.
• Ensure robust performance benchmarks and regression detection.
• Collaborate across the company to integrate performance considerations into new features.
• Design and build AI-assisted optimization tools for profiling and benchmarking.
• Mentor and coach other engineers to promote a culture of performance-aware development.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Experience in profiling and optimizing distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture.
• Proven track record of using AI or advanced tools for optimization and debugging.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and seamlessly transition between projects.
• Capability to work autonomously in a distributed team environment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on performance.
• Health coverage for employees and their families.
• Flexible work locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Financial matching program for donations and volunteer projects.
• Parental leave of a minimum of 16 weeks.

Location

Remote role, currently open to candidates in Poland.

How to Apply

Please submit your application through the company's career page.

Deadline

No specific deadline stated.