Senior Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves a Senior Software Engineer position on the Elasticsearch - Search Relevance team at Elastic, focused on delivering a robust search experience and improving the search capabilities of Lucene.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to create an industry-leading search engine.
• Contribute full-time to Elasticsearch by building new search features and fixing bugs.
• Work with a globally distributed team on vector search capabilities.
• Identify and drive improvements in search relevance.
• Collaborate with community members on issues and pull requests.
• Write idiomatic modern Java code.

Requirements

• Professional experience with search or vector databases.
• Solid skills in core Java and familiarity with data structures and concurrency constructs.
• Ability to manage projects autonomously from design to completion.
• Experience with collaborative development and providing feedback on code.
• Knowledge of several data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, or MongoDB.
• Experience using AI for development, debugging, and optimization.
• Proven ability to collaborate across teams and manage different projects.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on job performance.
• Health coverage for employees and their families in many locations.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Matching of financial donations up to $2000.
• Up to 40 hours per year for volunteer projects.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote - United States

How to Apply

Interested applicants should apply through the company's career page.

Deadline

Not specified.