Elastic

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead Elasticsearch initiatives to produce an industry-leading vector database offering with speed and relevance in search
• Contribute full time to Elasticsearch by building new search features, fixing bugs, and improving code clarity
• Invent or implement algorithms and data structures and work close to the operating system and hardware when needed
• Work with a globally distributed team focused on Elasticsearch vector search capabilities
• Serve as an expert on Elasticsearch vector similarity implementation and improve the area through investigation and development
• Work with community members worldwide on issues and pull requests, including triage, handoff, and resolution
• Write idiomatic modern Java

Explore Principal Software Engineer – Search Algorithms, Elasticsearch at Elastic. Review requirements and application details.

Principal Software Engineer – Search Algorithms, Elasticsearch

• Define, lead, and contribute to data-intensive enhancements for Elasticsearch
• Research industry features, data structures, and algorithms to guide product capabilities
• Work with partners and product teams to understand needs and develop a long-term strategic vision
• Build and drive the technical roadmap for ES|QL and the compute engine
• Provide technical vision and direction for customer interfaces, language syntax, and compute infrastructure
• Serve as an authority on areas of Elasticsearch and improve those areas
• Collaborate with user experience teams and customer-focused teams building solutions on Search, Security, and Observability APIs
• Contribute to Elasticsearch using modern, idiomatic Java
• Mentor engineers and provide technical and professional guidance

Explore Principal Software Engineer – Query Engine, Database Internals,… at Elastic. Review requirements and application details.

Principal Software Engineer – Query Engine, Database Internals, Elasticsearch

• Lead Elasticsearch initiatives to produce an industry-leading vector database offering with speed and relevance in search
• Build new search features and fix bugs in Elasticsearch
• Improve code understandability and develop algorithms or data structures as needed
• Work close to the operating system and hardware when required
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team focused on Elasticsearch vector search capabilities
• Serve as an expert on Elasticsearch vector similarity implementation and improve the area
• Work with global community members on issues and pull requests, including triage and resolution
• Write idiomatic modern Java

• Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to produce an industry-leading vector database offering
• Contribute full time to Elasticsearch by building new search features and fixing bugs
• Improve code readability and maintainability
• Invent or implement algorithms and data structures
• Work close to the operating system and hardware when needed
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team of experienced engineers focused on vector search capabilities
• Serve as an expert on Elasticsearch vector similarity implementation and improve search relevance
• Work with community members worldwide on issues and pull requests, including triage, handoff, and resolution
• Write idiomatic modern Java

Explore Principal Software Developer – Vector Search, Elasticsearch at Elastic. Review requirements and application details.

Principal Software Developer – Vector Search, Elasticsearch

• 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

Explore Principal Software Developer – Query Engine, Database… at Elastic. Review requirements and application details.

Principal Software Developer – Query Engine, Database Internals, Elasticsearch

• Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to produce an industry-leading vector database offering
• Contribute full time to Elasticsearch by building new search features and fixing bugs
• Improve code understandability and, when needed, invent or implement algorithms and data structures
• Work close to the operating system and hardware when needed
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team focused on Elasticsearch vector search capabilities
• Serve as an expert on Elasticsearch vector similarity implementation and improve the area based on questions and insights
• Work with community members worldwide on issues and pull requests, including triaging, handing off, and resolving issues
• Write idiomatic modern Java

Explore Principal Software Developer – Search Algorithms, Elasticsearch at Elastic. Review requirements and application details.

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Principal Software Developer – Query Engine, Database Internals, Elasticsearch

Principal Software Developer – Search Algorithms, Elasticsearch