Senior Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

The role involves a position as a Senior Software Engineer on the Elasticsearch - Storage Engine team at Elastic, which focuses on developing core storage and query technologies for observability workloads. This globally distributed and fully remote team seeks to improve storage efficiency and query processing performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural evolution of core storage engine components, resolving performance bottlenecks.
• Drive initiatives to build industry-leading observability solutions.
• Collaborate with a distributed team on logs and metrics capabilities of Elasticsearch.
• Introduce best practices for clean coding standards and system improvements.
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor within the engineering organization.
• Collaborate with a global community to triage and resolve issues.
• Write idiomatic modern Java code.

Requirements

• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and projects.
• Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development and optimize code.
• Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Prometheus.
• Strong core Java skills and understanding of concurrency primitives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on job performance rather than prior salary.
• Health coverage for employees and their families in many locations.
• Flexible working locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days policy.
• Support for charitable donations and volunteer projects.
• Parental leave of at least 16 weeks.

Location

This is a fully remote position, available to candidates in Portugal.

How to Apply

Please apply through the company’s career page.

Deadline

No specific deadline stated.