Senior Software Developer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves joining the Elasticsearch Performance team as a Senior Software Developer, focusing on performance engineering initiatives to enhance Elasticsearch optimization and predictability.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to core performance engineering initiatives focused on impactful optimizations.
• Implementing foundational performance models and methodologies for complex, distributed systems.
• Supporting optimization strategies to ensure Elasticsearch remains performant and scalable.
• Profiling and analyzing system behavior to identify bottlenecks.
• Ensuring robust performance benchmarks and regression detection.
• Collaborating with peers to apply performance-focused development practices.
• Building AI-assisted optimization harnesses for profiling and benchmarking.
• Providing technical guidance and peer reviews to other engineers.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Proven experience in profiling and optimizing distributed systems using benchmarking tools.
• Solid comprehension of distributed systems architecture.
• Proven track record of using AI or advanced tooling for optimization.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team and across functions.
• Autonomous decision-making capability in a distributed team environment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on contributions.
• Health coverage for employees and families in many locations.
• Flexible work locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Financial matching for donations and volunteer time off.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote - Canada

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply through the provided application link.

Deadline

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