Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI.
We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team. This globally-distributed team of experienced engineers focuses on delivering a robust and feature-rich search experience, including contributing to improving the search experience in Lucene. This role provides technical vision and direction for Elasticsearch's core search infrastructure, including indexing, retrieval, and relevance, and requires deep expertise in search internals and cross-team collaboration.
As a full-time Elasticsearch contributor, you will define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities. You'll research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms. You'll work closely with partners and product teams to understand their needs and help shape the long-term technical vision for search at Elastic, bringing past experience with large-scale search systems to drive an innovative roadmap for Elasticsearch's indexing, query execution, and relevance layers.
Bonus Points: You've built things with Elasticsearch before; experience working with open source projects and different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration.
Competitive pay, health coverage for you and your family, flexible locations and schedules, generous vacation days, and a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.
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