Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves joining the Elasticsearch Performance team as a Principal Software Engineer, focusing on performance engineering initiatives to enhance the software’s optimization and predictability for large organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architectural and code-level performance engineering initiatives, focusing on high-impact optimizations.
• Develop foundational performance models and methodologies for complex, distributed systems.
• Drive optimization strategies to maintain Elasticsearch's performance, predictability, and scalability.
• Profile and analyze system behavior to identify performance bottlenecks in various areas.
• Ensure robust performance benchmarks and regression detection for different architectures.
• Collaborate with teams to embed performance-first thinking into new features.
• Design and build AI-assisted optimization harnesses for profiling and benchmarking.
• Mentor other engineers to promote technical excellence and performance-aware development.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Proven experience in profiling and optimizing distributed systems, especially with benchmarking tools.
• Solid comprehension of distributed systems architecture.
• Experience using AI and advanced tools to accelerate optimization and automate workflows.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and manage transitions between projects.
• Capability to work autonomously and drive decision-making in a distributed team setting.

Benefits

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

Location

Remote within Poland.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your application through the appropriate channel.

Deadline

No specific deadline provided.