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Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic's complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role:

We are on the lookout for talented Senior Software Engineers to join our Elasticsearch team.

Do you want to work on distributed search and analytics software which impacts the lives of millions of people? We are looking for people with a deep knowledge of Java, algorithms, and concurrency and who love to take on new challenges.

As a Senior Software Engineer in Elasticsearch you will get the opportunity to work on different initiatives. Whether it's advancing Elastic Cloud Serverless, building new analytics capabilities in ES|QL (our newest query language powered by a new compute engine), enhancing current logging solutions to efficiently store logs and provide a great customer experience, there is always a good challenge ahead!

What You Will Be Doing:

Build scalable new features, fix bugs, increase testing coverage, and improve code understandability as a full-time Elasticsearch contributor.

Address performance or concurrency issues and propose solutions.

Collaborate openly with the Elasticsearch team, Elastic Stack users, and open source projects, handling issues and pull requests globally.

Partner with support engineers on complex problems.

Write idiomatic modern Java, as Elasticsearch predominantly uses Java.

What You Will Bring:

• 3+ years of core Java programming experience, familiar with data structures and concurrency.
• Experience troubleshooting complex issues.
• Strong software engineering foundations with a record of high-quality solutions.
• High level of autonomy and ability to work independently in a distributed environment.
• Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.

Bonus Points:

• Previous experience with Elasticsearch.
• Leadership in cross-functional initiatives.
• Open source project involvement and familiarity with source control and CI/CD.
• Experience with database, search engine, OS, or cloud service development.

Salary ranges from $128,300 to $203,000 CAD, with additional benefits including stock options, retirement plans, health coverage, flexible schedules, generous vacation, and parental leave.

Additional Information - We Take Care Of Our People

Elastic values diversity and provides equitable benefits worldwide, including health coverage, flexible work, paid leave, and community involvement support. We are committed to an inclusive culture and accessible recruitment processes. For accommodations, contact [email protected].

Legal and Compliance:

Elastic complies with U.S. export controls and licensing requirements, especially for certain sanctioned countries and regions. Eligibility may depend on your location and nationality.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Elastic is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion, considering applicants without regard to protected characteristics. We encourage individuals with disabilities to request accommodations during the hiring process.

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