Overview As a Principal Software Engineer on the Elasticsearch - Search team, you'll lead the development of vector search capabilities at scale. You'll shape a high-performance vector database experience, contribute to core search features, and drive architectural innovations. You'll collaborate with a global team, mentor peers, and engage with the community to deliver fast, reliable search powered by AI.
This role offers meaningful impact by advancing vector similarity technology in a widely used platform. Compensaciones / Ventajas competitive pay health coverage for you and family flexible locations and schedules generous vacation days donation matching parental leave Responsabilidades Lead initiatives to deliver an industry-leading vector database with fast, relevant search Contribute to Elasticsearch features, implement new search capabilities,
and fix complex bugs Invent or adapt algorithms and data structures; optimize near hardware and OS boundaries Collaborate with a globally distributed team on vector search capabilities Become the go-to expert on vector similarity within Elasticsearch and drive improvements Triager and manage community issues and PRs, sometimes handling tasks independently Write idiomatic Java to maintain and evolve the codebase Requisitos principales Experience implementing novel vector similarity techniques on large-scale search platforms Proficiency in vector similarity and vector databases; exposure to HNSW, IVF, or related algorithms Strong core Java skills, data structures, concurrency, and modern features like lambdas Autonomous with end-to-end project ownership and cross-functional collaboration Experience with distributed collaboration and open source practices Familiarity with multiple data storage technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra) Excellent verbal and written communication; collaborative and respectful working style Proven track record applying AI to accelerate development and optimize systems collaborative effective communicator adaptable to asynchronous work vector similarity vector databases HNSW
📌 Principal Software Engineer - AI (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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