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LeadFull-timeJavaRustAWSPostgreSQLMongoDBElasticsearchGitAI
Salary Range
$153,000 - $207,000 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search team. This globally-distributed team of expert engineers focuses on delivering a robust and feature-rich search experience, including improving the search experience in Lucene. This role will focus on enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within Elasticsearch.
Key Responsibilities
- →Lead initiatives to produce an industry-leading vector database offering with unparalleled speed and relevance in search.
- →Contribute to Elasticsearch full time, building new search features and fixing intriguing bugs, making the code easier to understand.
- →Work with a globally distributed team of experienced engineers focused on vector search capabilities.
- →Be an expert on how Elasticsearch implements vector similarity in support of search relevance.
- →Work with community members from around the world on issues and pull requests.
- →Write idiomatic modern Java, as Elasticsearch is 99.8% Java.
Requirements
- ✓Implemented novel techniques in vector similarity on a search platform with a large user base or progressed the field of academic research in vector similarity information retrieval.
- ✓Professional experience with vector similarity and vector databases, using HNSW, IVF, or other relevant algorithms and libraries at scale.
- ✓Strong skills in core Java and familiarity with the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs.
- ✓Ability to work with a high level of autonomy, taking on projects from beginning to end, including technical design and collaboration with other engineers.
- ✓Experience developing collaboratively, giving and receiving feedback on code and approaches.
- ✓Familiarity with several data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
- ✓Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration over the internet.
Benefits
- ★Competitive pay based on work performance
- ★Health coverage for you and your family
- ★Flexible locations and schedules
- ★Generous number of vacation days
- ★Financial donations match up to $2000
- ★Up to 40 hours for volunteer projects
- ★Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
