Elasticsearch - Principal Software Engineer II - Search Internals, Lucene

Requirements:

• Experience leading technical projects in the search infrastructure and distributed systems space.
• Experience mentoring expert engineers.
• Experience defining a long-term technical vision for a core search or retrieval system.
• Hands-on experience with search and indexing technologies such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, or Solr.
• Strong skills in core Java and familiarity with advanced data structures and concurrency constructs.
• Able to work with a high level of autonomy.
• Experience with large-scale data or search systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience working with Elasticsearch before.
• Experience working with open source projects and familiar with different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities.
• Research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms.
• Work closely with partners and product teams to shape the technical vision for search.
• Drive an innovative roadmap for Elasticsearch’s indexing, query execution, and relevance layers.

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive pay based on the work you do.
• Health coverage for you and your family.
• Flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• Financial donations and service matching.
• Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.