Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves working as a Principal Software Engineer on the Elasticsearch Performance team at Elastic, a company that enables real-time data retrieval for businesses. The focus is on optimizing and ensuring the performance of Elasticsearch for large organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead performance engineering initiatives from architecture to production, delivering high-impact optimizations.
• Develop performance models and methodologies for complex, distributed systems.
• Implement optimization strategies to maintain Elasticsearch's performance and scalability.
• Profile and analyze system behavior to identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure robust performance benchmarks and regression detection.
• Collaborate across teams to integrate performance considerations into new features.
• Drive automation in profiling, hypothesis testing, and benchmarking.
• Mentor and coach engineering teams to promote technical excellence.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Experience profiling and optimizing distributed systems with tools like flamegraphs and JMH.
• Solid comprehension of distributed systems architecture.
• Proven track record of using AI or advanced tooling for optimization and debugging.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and manage multiple projects.
• Autonomous problem-solving skills and effective communication in a distributed team.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work performance.
• Health coverage for employees and their families.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation policy.
• Matching up to $2000 for financial donations and volunteering opportunities.
• Parental leave of a minimum of 16 weeks.

Location

Remote - Romania

How to Apply

Please submit your application through the provided application portal.

Deadline

Not specified.