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This role pays less than
55%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$231,462
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$206k
versus about
$203k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Elastic
Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.
Elastic currently has
52 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$133,100–$210,600
across 52 roles with salary data.
The Principal Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch joins the Elasticsearch - Search team to enhance vector similarity search functionality. This role involves leading initiatives to produce an industry-leading vector database offering by designing and implementing new features, resolving bugs, and improving the search experience in Lucene. You will build new search features, potentially inventing new algorithms or data structures, while working closely with a globally distributed team. Key technical requirements include expertise in modern Java, including the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs. You must have experience with vector similarity algorithms like HNSW and IVF, as well as data storage technologies such as Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra. The work focuses on providing unparalleled speed and relevance for vector similarity in search.
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