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Elasticsearch - Principal Developer Engineer I - Query Engine, Database Internals

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21 days ago
Toronto, Canada
Intern / Staff+
H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Define and lead the development of data-intensive enhancements for Elasticsearch.
  • Research and implement the latest features, data structures, and algorithms.
  • Collaborate with partners and product teams to understand user needs.
  • Drive the technical roadmap for ES|QL and the compute engine.
  • Mentor and provide guidance to other engineers.
  • Work autonomously on projects from design to implementation.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading technical projects in data and enterprise architecture.
  • Strong mentoring skills for guiding expert engineers.
  • Experience defining long-term technical visions for data-intensive applications.
  • Hands-on experience with search and analytics APIs.
  • Proficient in core Java and familiar with data structures and concurrency.
  • Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, or PostgreSQL.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on performance, not previous salary.
  • Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
  • Flexible work locations and schedules.
  • Generous vacation days each year.
  • Financial matching for donations and service projects.
  • Up to 40 hours per year for volunteer projects.
  • Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Tech Stack

Apache CassandraDatadogElasticsearchJavaMongoDBPostgreSQLSplunk

Categories

BackendData EngineeringData Science