Elastic · 5 hours ago
Elasticsearch - Senior Software Engineer - Analytical Engine, Database Internals
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$133K/yr - $211K/yrElastic is the Search AI Company that enables businesses to harness the power of their data in real time. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Elasticsearch - Analytical Engine team, responsible for developing new analytics capabilities and enhancing the ES|QL query language.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingOpen SourceSaaSSearch EngineSoftware
Responsibilities
As a full time Elasticsearch contributor, you will design and contribute to the development of data-intensive improvements
You’ll research the latest features, data-structures, and algorithms in the industry to ensure we’re building the right capabilities for our users
As an authority in several areas of Elasticsearch, everyone will turn to you when they have a question
You'll improve those areas based on your questions and your instincts
Our globally distributed team of expert engineers is focused on the search and query (ES|QL) analytics APIs of Elasticsearch
This inclusive team collaborates closely with other user experience teams crafting a friendly user interface, and with teams closer to the customer building solutions on top of these capabilities (Search, Security, Observability)
Finally, we write idiomatic modern Java -- Elasticsearch is 99.8% Java!
Qualification
Required
Strong skills in core Java and are conversant in the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs, as well as newer features like lambdas
Strong desire to optimize and make use of the most efficient data structures and algorithms
Experience with software systems engineering
Working with a high level of autonomy, able to tackle projects and guide them from beginning to end
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
You've built things with Elasticsearch before, and you have experience in the search and information retrieval space and understand the constructs and theory behind it
Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra and an understanding of how they work and why they work that way
Experience working with open source projects and familiar with different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration
Benefits
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
Company
Elastic
Elastic builds software to make data usable in real time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$162MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesIndex VenturesBenchmark
2018-10-04IPO
2018-05-03Secondary Market
2016-07-01Series D· $58M
Leadership Team
Ashutosh Kulkarni
CEO
Shay Banon
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
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