Principal Software Engineer – Query Engine, Database Internals, Elasticsearch

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define, lead, and enhance data-intensive features for Elasticsearch.

• Investigate industry features, data structures, and algorithms to influence product capabilities.

• Collaborate with partners and product teams to identify needs and develop a strategic long-term vision.

• Create and manage the technical roadmap for ES|QL and the compute engine.

• Provide technical guidance and direction for customer interfaces, language syntax, and compute infrastructure.

• Act as an authority on Elasticsearch domains and enhance those areas.

• Work together with user experience and customer-oriented teams to develop solutions using Search, Security, and Observability APIs.

• Contribute to Elasticsearch utilizing modern, idiomatic Java.

• Mentor engineers by offering technical and professional support.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading technical projects related to data and enterprise architecture.

• Demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining sophisticated technical infrastructures and engineering robust software systems.

• Experience in mentoring skilled engineers and providing technical and professional support.

• Strong background in defining long-term technical visions for data-intensive applications and creating technical roadmaps across teams and organizations.

• Hands-on experience with search and analytics APIs, including Splunk SPL, Elasticsearch, Datadog, Dynatrace, and New Relic.

• Proficient in core Java, standard-library data structures, concurrency constructs, and lambdas.

• Ability to optimize and implement efficient data structures and algorithms.

• Capable of working independently and guiding projects from inception to completion.

• Experience with data storage technologies such as Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

• Proven history of utilizing AI to expedite development, troubleshoot complex systems, and optimize code while ensuring accountability for final outcomes.

• Ability to collaborate across functions and teams, easily transitioning between projects, codebases, or teams based on business priorities.

• Skilled at driving decisions and results in a distributed team through asynchronous, direct, and transparent communication.

• Bonus: Experience with Elasticsearch, search and information retrieval, open source projects, source control workflows, and continuous integration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for a stock program.

• Company-matched 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings.

• Health coverage available for you and your family in various locations.

• Flexible location and scheduling options for many roles.

• Generous vacation days provided each year.

• Donation and service matching up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent).

• Up to 40 hours annually for volunteer projects.

• A minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

• Competitive compensation based on the work performed.

• An inclusive and accessible workplace with accommodations.