Overview As a Principal Software Engineer on the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team, you define and drive the core search infrastructure for Elasticsearch. You will shape the long-term technical direction, contribute to indexing, retrieval, and relevance, and mentor a integral group of engineers. You’ll turn research in search internals into scalable, high-performance systems and collaborate with product teams to align roadmap with user needs. This role offers the chance to influence a widely-used platform that powers search at scale and enables real-time AI-driven insights. You will work autonomously across distributed teams to deliver impactful, technically solid foundations.

Compensaciones / BeneficiosCompetitive salaryHealth coverage for familyFlexible locations and schedulesGenerous vacation daysVolunteer time allowanceParental leave ResponsabilidadesDefine, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilitiesResearch advances in search infrastructure, data structures,



and retrieval algorithmsShape the long-term technical vision for search at Elastic and align with partner and product teamsDrive an innovative roadmap for indexing, query execution, and relevanceServe as an authority in Elasticsearch domains and mentor other engineersCollaborate across distributed teams to deliver robust, high-performance software Requisitos principalesExperience leading technical projects in search infrastructure and distributed systemsProven ability to build and operate sophisticated search platforms and robust softwareExperience mentoring expert engineersAbility to define a long-term technical vision for core search or retrieval systemsHands-on with Elasticsearch, Lucene, or SolrStrong Java skills, knowledge of data structures and concurrency, familiarity with lambdasExperience with large-scale data or search systemsExcellent verbal and written communication; comfortable collaborating across distributed teamsStrong communicationCollaboration across distributed teamsMentoring and guidanceElasticsearchLuceneSolr

📌 Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch (Madrid)
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📍 Madrid