Principal Software Developer - Vector Search - 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 Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search team, focusing on enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within Elasticsearch.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to produce an industry-leading vector database offering, supplying unparalleled speed and relevance in search.
• Contribute to Elasticsearch full-time, building new search features and fixing intriguing bugs, 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 how Elasticsearch implements vector similarity in support of search relevance.
• Work with community members from all over the world on issues and pull requests.
• Write idiomatic modern Java -- Elasticsearch is 99.8% Java!

What You Bring Along

• Implemented novel techniques in vector similarity on a search platform with a large user base or progressed the field of academic research in vector similarity information retrieval.
• Professional experience with vector similarity and vector databases, and used HNSW, IVF, or other relevant algorithms and libraries on search platforms at scale.
• Strong skills in core Java and conversant in the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs.
• Work with a high level of autonomy, taking on projects and guiding them from beginning to end.
• Comfortable developing collaboratively, giving and receiving feedback on code and approaches.
• Used several data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code.
• Possess the ability to collaborate across functions and teams.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects.
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $154,000-$243,600 CAD