Description
Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale , unleashing the potential of businesses and people.
We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team. This globally-distributed team of experienced engineers focuses on delivering a robust and feature-rich search experience, including contributing to improving the search experience in Lucene.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities. You’ll research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms to ensure we’re building the most efficient and powerful foundations for our users.
Responsibilities
- Define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities.
- Research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms.
- Work closely with partners and product teams to understand their needs and help shape the long-term technical vision for search at Elastic.
- Bring past experience with large-scale search systems to drive an innovative roadmap for Elasticsearch’s indexing, query execution, and relevance layers.
Requirements
- Experience leading technical projects in the search infrastructure and distributed systems space.
- Experience mentoring expert engineers, providing both technical and professional guidance.
- Experience defining a long-term technical vision for a core search or retrieval system, working across teams and organizations.
- Hands-on experience with search and indexing technologies such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, or Solr.
- Strong skills in core Java and familiarity with advanced data structures and concurrency constructs.
Benefits
- Competitive pay based on the work you do.
- Health coverage for you and your family.
- Flexible locations and schedules.
- Generous number of vacation days each year.
- Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings.
The typical starting salary range for this role is: $159,800-$252,800 USD In select locations, an alternate range may apply: $191,900-$303,500 USD