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Elasticsearch - Principal Software Engineer II - Search Internals, Lucene

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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.
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Elastic

Remote - London, UK (Remote)

Experience: Principal
Posted: October 22, 2025
Git
Golang
Java
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