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Principal Software Developer – Query Engine, Database Internals, Elasticsearch
Posted 2 days ago
About the role
- Principal Software Developer shaping Elasticsearch’s ES|QL analytics engine and compute infrastructure. Defining technical vision, roadmaps, and data-intensive capabilities for Elastic’s Search AI Platform.
Responsibilities
- Define, lead, and contribute to development of data-intensive enhancements for Elasticsearch
- Research industry features, data structures, and algorithms to build capabilities for users
- Work with partners and product teams to understand needs and develop a long-term strategic vision
- Build and drive the ES|QL and compute engine roadmap
- Provide technical vision and direction for customer/user interfaces, language syntax, and compute infrastructure
- Serve as an authority on areas of Elasticsearch and improve those areas
- Collaborate with user experience teams to craft a friendly interface
- Collaborate with customer-facing teams building solutions on Search, Security, and Observability APIs
- Write idiomatic modern Java in Elasticsearch’s predominantly Java codebase
- Work cross-organization with distributed engineering teams
Requirements
- Experience leading technical projects in data and enterprise architecture
- Proven knowledge building and running sophisticated technical infrastructures and engineering sound software systems
- Experience mentoring expert engineers and providing technical and professional guidance
- Experience defining long-term technical visions for data-intensive applications and building technical roadmaps across teams and organizations
- Hands-on experience with search and analytics APIs, such as Splunk SPL, Elasticsearch, Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic
- Strong skills in core Java, including standard-library data structures, concurrency constructs, and lambdas
- Ability to optimize and use efficient data structures and algorithms
- Ability to work autonomously and guide projects from beginning to end
- Experience with data storage technologies such as Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra, and understanding of their underlying operation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- 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 with Elasticsearch and search/information retrieval theory
- Bonus: Experience with open source projects, source control workflows, and continuous integration
Benefits
- Elastic stock program eligibility
- Company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) 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
- Matching up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) 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 you do here and not your previous salary
- Accessible and inclusive experience, including accommodation support during application or recruiting
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