Senior Software Engineer, Vector Search, 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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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Vector Search, Elasticsearch

Senior Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch joins the Search Relevance team to drive technical direction and vision for search capabilities. This role involves designing and implementing new features, enhancing functionality, and resolving bugs within the Lucene framework. The engineer will build high-performance search engines by developing new algorithms or data structures, potentially working close to the operating system and hardware. Key responsibilities include managing community pull requests and improving vector search capabilities for large user bases. Candidates must possess expert knowledge in Java, including standard libraries, concurrency constructs, and lambdas. Required experience includes implementing novel techniques in vector similarity using HNSW or IVF algorithms on platforms like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra. The role focuses on solving complex problems in the domain of search relevance and vector information retrieval for large-scale data systems.

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What you'll do

  • Design and implement new search features and improvements to enhance search functionality in Lucene.
  • Develop high-performance algorithms and data structures to improve search speed and relevance.
  • Write idiomatic, modern Java code for the Elasticsearch platform.
  • Identify and drive technical improvements in vector search capabilities and search relevance.
  • Resolve complex bugs and refactor existing code to improve maintainability.
  • Manage community issues and pull requests from global contributors.
  • Lead technical initiatives and own projects from initial design through final implementation.

What we're looking for

  • Experience implementing novel techniques in vector similarity on a search platform or advancing academic research in the field.
  • Professional experience with search or vector databases using algorithms like HNSW and IVF at scale.
  • Proficiency in writing idiomatic modern Java, including knowledge of standard libraries, data structures, and concurrency constructs.
  • Ability to work autonomously to lead projects from technical design through implementation in a distributed team environment.
  • Experience using various data storage technologies such as Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
  • Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code.
  • Familiarity with open source projects, source control workflows, and continuous integration processes.
  • Export controls.

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