Principal Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves joining the Elasticsearch - Storage Engine team as a Principal Software Engineer, focusing on developing core storage and query technologies for observability workloads.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural evolution of core storage engine components, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks.
• Drive cross-organizational initiatives to build industry-leading observability solutions.
• Work with a globally distributed team on logs and metrics capabilities of Elasticsearch.
• Introduce best practices for clean coding standards and improve system behaviors across the platform.
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor across key areas of Elasticsearch.
• Collaborate on issue triage, resolution, and pull requests with domain experts.
• Write idiomatic modern Java as Elasticsearch is 99.8% Java.

Requirements

• Ability to collaborate across functions and teams while transitioning between different projects.
• Proven track record of using AI for development and optimization.
• Experience in efficiently indexing, storing, and querying time-series or logs data.
• Knowledge of data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, an understanding of their functionality.
• Strong core Java skills with a deep understanding of concurrency primitives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrating respect and professionalism in collaboration.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work done, not previous salary.
• Health coverage for employees and families in many locations.
• Flexible work locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Financial donation matching up to $2,000.
• Up to 40 volunteer hours each year for chosen projects.
• A minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote - United States

How to Apply

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Salary

The typical starting salary range for this role is $159,800 — $252,800 USD. In select locations, an alternate range may apply ($191,900 — $303,500 USD).