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 / BeneficiosCompetitive payHealth coverage for you and familyFlexible locations and schedulesGenerous vacation daysDonation matching up to $2000Volunteer project time (up to 40 hours/year) ResponsabilidadesLead initiatives to deliver industry-leading search with top speed and relevanceBuild new search features, fix bugs,



and simplify code; potentially invent algorithms or data structuresCollaborate with a globally distributed team focusing on vector search capabilitiesDevelop deep expertise in Elasticsearch search relevance and drive improvementsEngage with community members via issues and pull requests, triaging and handing off when neededWrite idiomatic Java (Elasticsearch is primarily Java) Requisitos principalesProfessional experience with search or vector databases at scaleStrong core Java skills and knowledge of data structures, concurrency, and lambdasAbility to own projects from design to delivery with cross-functional collaborationExperience with asynchronous collaboration and distributed teamworkExperience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or CassandraTrack record of using AI to accelerate development and optimize code while owning outcomesAbility to adapt across projects and codebases based on business prioritiesStrong communication and code review abilitiesAutonomy and self-directionEffective collaboration across functions and teamsAbility to give and receive feedback on code and APIsJava, with strong knowledge of concurrency and standard librariesElasticsearch and/or Solr experienceVector search algorithms (HNSW, IVF) and related libraries

📌 Senior Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch - españa (Madrid)
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📍 Madrid