Principal Software Engineer - Relevance in ES|QL - Elasticsearch

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 Developer to join the Elasticsearch - Search team. This globally-distributed team of expert engineers focuses on delivering a robust and feature-rich search experience, including contributing to improving the search experience in Lucene.

Responsibilities:

• Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to produce an industry-leading search engine offering, supplying unparalleled speed and relevance in search.
• Contribute to Elasticsearch full-time, building new search features and fixing intriguing bugs, all while making the code easier to understand.
• Work with a globally distributed team of experienced engineers focused on the vector search capabilities of Elasticsearch.
• Be an expert on Elasticsearch search relevance and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with community members on issues and pull requests.
• Write idiomatic modern Java.

Requirements:

• Professional experience with search and vector databases, and relevant algorithms and libraries.
• Solid skills in core Java and familiarity with data structures and concurrency constructs.
• Ability to work autonomously and take on projects from start to finish.
• Experience with collaborative development and giving/receiving feedback on code.
• Familiarity with multiple data storage technologies.
• Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development and optimize code.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage for you and your family
• Flexible locations and schedules
• Generous number of vacation days
• Matching donations and service hours
• Parental leave

The typical starting salary range for this role is: €80,400-€127,200 EUR