Requirements

• Deep background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Strong skills in core Java, including standard libraries for data structures and concurrency, and familiarity with newer language features.
• Deep technical proficiency in algorithms.
• Experience working on complex, highly distributed systems rather than relying on off-the-shelf services.
• Ability to build and debug features with broad impact, running on multiple machines.
• Capability to own projects end-to-end, including technical design and collaborating with others.
• Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code, while owning final outcomes.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and teams and adapt to different projects or teams based on business priorities.
• Strong autonomous work ethic with the ability to drive decisions and results in a distributed team using asynchronous, direct, and transparent communication.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with data stores.
• Knowledge of search, analytics, and Lucene.
• Strong knowledge of the JDK.
• Familiarity with asynchronous event-driven network frameworks such as Netty.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leverage distributed systems expertise to build and operate core components of the next-generation Serverless Elasticsearch offering.
• Improve components that support concurrent and consistent indexing across multiple machines.
• Maintain cluster coordination to ensure high performance despite nodes joining or leaving and data movement, while preserving system safety and liveness.
• Push the limits on the number of shards, nodes, and petabytes Elasticsearch can handle.
• Investigate performance or concurrency issues and propose effective solutions.
• Support support engineers with complex problems.
• Own operational investigations end-to-end until performance or stability issues are resolved.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive pay based on your work rather than previous salary.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Flexible locations and schedules for many roles to craft your calendar.
• Generous vacation days annually.
• Matching up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours per year allocated for volunteer projects.
• Minimum of 16 weeks parental leave supporting parenthood.