Senior Software Engineer – Search Algorithms, Elasticsearch

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $133.1k - $210.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Elastic is a skilled consulting partner specializing in cloud technologies, particularly with Amazon Web Services (AWS). They help businesses design, build, and secure public cloud migrations and environments, offering services in cloud migration, optimization, and security. With over a decade of experience and AWS-certified experts, Elastic aims to simplify the complexities of public cloud for their clients, ensuring smooth digital transformations.

📋 Description

• Join the Elasticsearch Search Relevance team to improve search experiences and contribute to Lucene • Contribute to the technical direction and vision for search capabilities • Design and implement new search features and enhancements • Resolve bugs and improve code clarity • Lead Elasticsearch initiatives delivering speed and relevance in search • Build search features, fix bugs, and develop algorithms or data structures • Work close to the operating system and hardware when needed • Collaborate with globally distributed engineers focused on vector search • Identify and drive improvements in Elasticsearch search relevance • Work with global community members on issues and pull requests, including triage, handoff, and resolution • Write idiomatic modern Java

🎯 Requirements

• Professional experience with search or vector databases • Experience using HNSW, IVF, or other relevant algorithms and libraries on search platforms at scale • Solid skills in core Java • Knowledge of Java standard-library data structures and concurrency constructs, including lambdas • Ability to take projects from beginning to end, including technical design and component development • Collaborative software development experience, including code and API feedback • Experience with data storage technologies such as Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra • Proven track record using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code while owning final outcomes • Ability to collaborate across functions and teams and transition between projects, codebases, or teams • Ability to drive decisions and results in a distributed team through asynchronous, direct, and transparent communication • Bonus: Experience building with Elasticsearch • Bonus: Open-source experience and familiarity with source-control workflows and continuous integration • Bonus: Experience with data storage technology • Bonus: Experience designing, leading, and owning cross-functional initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• Elastic stock program • Company-matched 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings • Health coverage for you and your family in many locations • Flexible locations and schedules for many roles • Generous number of vacation days each year • Up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) matching for financial donations and service • Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects • Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave • Competitive pay based on the work performed, not previous salary • Accessibility accommodations during the application or recruiting process

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