Senior Software Engineer, Search Algorithms, Elasticsearch
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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.
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Senior Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch joins the search relevance team to deliver a robust, feature-rich search experience and improve Lucene capabilities. This technical leader will drive the vision for search features, design and implement new functionality, resolve bugs, and potentially invent new algorithms or data structures while ensuring code remains maintainable. The role involves collaborating with a globally distributed team on vector search capabilities and engaging with the community on pull requests. Key requirements include professional experience with search or vector databases using HNSW or IVF algorithms, proficiency in core Java, and familiarity with data structures and concurrency constructs. Candidates should also possess knowledge of technologies like Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra. The work focuses on providing high-speed, relevant results by solving complex technical challenges within the Elasticsearch platform.
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