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Elasticsearch - Principal Software Engineer II - Distributed Systems

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4 months ago
London, United Kingdom
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Responsibilities

  • Improve Elasticsearch components for concurrent and consistent indexing across multiple machines.
  • Maintain the cluster coordination system to ensure high performance during node changes.
  • Push the limits on the number of shards, nodes, and petabytes handled by Elasticsearch.
  • Investigate performance and concurrency issues and propose solutions.
  • Support support engineers with complex problems.

Requirements

  • Strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
  • Proficient in core Java and familiar with data structures and concurrency constructs.
  • Deep technical proficiency in algorithms.
  • Experience with complex, highly distributed systems.
  • Ability to build and debug features with broad impact across multiple machines.
  • Proven track record of owning projects from design to implementation.
  • Experience leading projects across multiple teams.
  • Strong communication skills with various stakeholders.

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 donation matching up to $2000.
  • Up to 40 hours per year for volunteer projects.
  • Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Tech Stack

ElasticsearchJava

Categories

BackendData Engineering