Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves joining the Elasticsearch Performance team as a Principal Software Engineer, focusing on optimizing and ensuring the performance of Elasticsearch for large organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead performance engineering initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on delivering high-impact optimizations.
• Develop performance models and methodologies for complex, distributed systems.
• Drive optimization strategies to ensure Elasticsearch's performance and scalability.
• Profile and analyze system behavior to identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure robust performance benchmarks and regression detection.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed performance-first thinking into new features.
• Design AI-assisted optimization tools for profiling and benchmarking.
• Mentor and coach engineers to foster technical excellence.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Proven experience in profiling and optimizing distributed systems with benchmarking tools.
• Solid comprehension of distributed systems architecture.
• Experience using AI or advanced tooling for optimization and debugging.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and teams.
• Ability to work autonomously and communicate transparently in a distributed team.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work performance.
• Health coverage for employees and families in many locations.
• Flexible work schedules and locations.
• Generous vacation days.
• Donation matching and volunteer hours for community projects.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote - Open to candidates based in Greece.

How to Apply

Please apply through the company’s career page.

Deadline

No deadline stated.