Senior Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves joining the Elasticsearch Performance team at Elastic as a Senior Software Engineer. The focus is on contributing to performance engineering initiatives to improve Elasticsearch performance through code quality and technical analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to core performance engineering initiatives from development to production.
• Implement foundational performance models and methodologies for complex, distributed systems.
• Support optimization strategies to ensure Elasticsearch remains performant and scalable.
• Profile and analyze system behavior to identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure robust performance benchmarks and regression detection.
• Collaborate with peers to apply performance-focused development practices.
• Build AI-assisted optimization tools for profiling and benchmarking.
• Provide technical guidance and peer reviews to other engineers.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Experience profiling and optimizing distributed systems.
• Solid comprehension of distributed systems architecture.
• Proven track record of using advanced tooling for optimization and debugging.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Experience transitioning between different projects and teams.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive decisions in a distributed team environment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work performance.
• Health coverage for employee and family.
• Flexible work locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Financial match for donations and volunteer time off.
• Parental leave of a minimum of 16 weeks.

Location

Remote (United States)

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your application through the provided link.

Deadline

No specific application deadline stated.