Senior Software Engineer, Storage Engine

Elastic

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$133,100–$210,600 / yr
Posted
53 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $187k
This role $172k
$120k most similar roles pay here $247k

This role pays less than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $165,650–$208,707 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $172k versus about $187k for comparable roles.

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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 240 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $133,100–$210,600 across 91 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Storage Engine

Senior Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch joins the Elasticsearch - Storage Engine team to develop core storage and query technologies for observability workloads. This role involves leading the architectural evolution of core components, identifying performance bottlenecks in indexing layouts and serialization formats, and optimizing data layouts for object storage. The engineer will also improve ES|QL query processing and manage logs and metrics capabilities. Key responsibilities include serving as a technical mentor, triaging issues from the global community, and ensuring high-quality code standards. Candidates must possess strong core Java skills, including deep knowledge of concurrency primitives, and experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Prometheus. The role focuses on solving complex problems related to indexing, storing, and querying time-series or logs data within a distributed system environment.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement core storage engine components to improve indexing layouts and serialization formats.
  • Optimize ES|QL query processing, performance, and data layouts for object storage.
  • Resolve performance bottlenecks related to resource utilization and system complexity.
  • Lead cross-organizational initiatives to develop industry-leading observability solutions.
  • Act as a technical subject matter expert and mentor for the wider engineering organization.
  • Triage and review issues and pull requests from the global community.
  • Write high-quality, idiomatic Java code for the Elasticsearch platform.

What we're looking for

  • Strong core Java skills with a deep understanding of concurrency primitives and ability to optimize data structures.
  • Experience implementing techniques to efficiently index, store, and query time-series or logs data.
  • Experience with one or more data storage technologies such as Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Prometheus.
  • Proven track record using AI to accelerate development, debug systems, and optimize code.
  • Ability to work autonomously in a distributed team using asynchronous and transparent communication.
  • Experience building high-performance, scalable database, search, or distributed systems (preferred).
  • Experience with open source projects and familiar with various source control workflows and CI (preferred).
  • Experience designing, leading, and owning cross-functional initiatives (preferred).

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