Overview As a Senior Software Engineer on the Elasticsearch - Search Relevance team, you will shape the direction and implementation of advanced search capabilities at Scale. You'll work with a globally distributed team to deliver fast, relevant search experiences and contribute to improvements in Lucene. The role blends feature development, bug fixes, and potential new algorithms, with a strong emphasis on autonomous, collaborative execution.
You'll impact how users find answers across data, leveraging AI to accelerate development and optimize systems. Compensaciones / Incentivos Competitive pay Health coverage for you and family Flexible locations and schedules Generous vacation days Donation matching up to $2000 Volunteer project time (up to 40 hours/year) Responsabilidades Lead initiatives to deliver industry-leading search with top speed and relevance Build new search features, fix bugs, and simplify code; potentially invent algorithms or data structures Collaborate with a globally distributed team focusing on vector search capabilities Develop deep expertise in Elasticsearch search relevance and drive improvements Engage with community members via issues and pull requests,
triaging and handing off when needed Write idiomatic Java (Elasticsearch is primarily Java) Requisitos principales Professional experience with search or vector databases at scale Strong core Java skills and knowledge of data structures, concurrency, and lambdas Ability to own projects from design to delivery with cross-functional collaboration Experience with asynchronous collaboration and distributed teamwork Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra Track record of using AI to accelerate development and optimize code while owning outcomes Ability to adapt across projects and codebases based on business priorities Strong communication and code review abilities Autonomy and self-direction Effective collaboration across functions and teams Ability to give and receive feedback on code and APIs Java, with strong knowledge of concurrency and standard libraries Elasticsearch and/or Solr experience Vector search algorithms (HNSW, IVF) and related libraries