Senior Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch @Elastic

Overview

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables efficient search and AI solutions for businesses. The role of Senior Software Engineer on the Elasticsearch - Storage Engine team involves designing, implementing, and optimizing core storage and query technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural evolution of core storage engine components, identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Drive initiatives for industry-leading observability solutions.
• Collaborate with a global team on logs and metrics capabilities of Elasticsearch.
• Introduce best practices for clean coding standards and architectural clarity.
• Act as a subject matter expert and mentor across key areas of Elasticsearch.
• Triage, resolve, and review issues and pull requests with a global community.
• Write idiomatic modern Java.

Requirements

• Ability to collaborate across functions and transition between projects.
• Experience with AI for development and system optimization.
• Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Prometheus.
• Strong core Java skills and understanding of concurrency.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a distributed team.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on current role.
• Health coverage for you and your family.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Donation matching and volunteer hours.
• 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote (located in Spain)

How to Apply

For applications, please visit the company career page.

Deadline

Not specified.