Elastic26 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Search Relevance in ES|QL - Elasticsearch

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Ireland

Responsibilities

  • 01Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to produce an industry-leading search engine offering
  • 02Contribute to Elasticsearch full time, building new search features and fixing bugs
  • 03Invent new algorithms or data structures
  • 04Work with a globally distributed team on the vector search capabilities of Elasticsearch
  • 05Identify and drive improvements in search relevance
  • 06Work with community members on issues and pull requests
  • 07Write idiomatic modern Java

Requirements

  • 01Professional experience with search or vector databases
  • 02Experience using HNSW, IVF, or other relevant algorithms and libraries on search platforms at scale
  • 03Solid skills in core Java and conversant in the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs
  • 04Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and take on projects from beginning to end
  • 05Comfortable developing collaboratively and giving/receiving feedback on code and approaches
  • 06Experience using several data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra
  • 07Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code
  • 08Ability to collaborate across functions and teams and transition between different projects based on business priorities
  • 09Work autonomously and drive decisions in a distributed team using asynchronous communication

What we offer

  • 01Compensation is in the form of base salary, typical starting range: €85,600 – €135,500 EUR
  • 02Distributed/remote work company
  • 03Health coverage
  • 04Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary