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 a Senior Software Engineer to join our Elasticsearch -
Distributed Systems team and focus on how Elasticsearch provides scale,
performance, and resilience. This team owns how nodes in an Elasticsearch
cluster communicate, and how data are indexed, allocated, and replicated across
nodes.
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:
- Improving Elasticsearch’s components that support concurrent and consistent
indexing across multiple machines.
- Maintaining our cluster coordination system to keep performance high even
though nodes come and go from the cluster and data moves around, while
maintaining the safety and liveness properties of the system as a whole.
- Pushing the limits on the number of shards, nodes, and petabytes that
Elasticsearch can handle today
- Looking into all kinds of issues, including performance or concurrency
issues, and proposing solutions.
- Supporting our support engineers with the harder problems.
WHAT YOU BRING:
- A strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
- You have strong skills in core Java and are conversant in the standard
library of data structures and concurrency constructs, as well as newer
language features.
- You have a deep technical proficiency in algorithms.
- You have shown your ability to understand and work on complex, highly
distributed systems.
- You demonstrate the ability to build and debug features with a broad impact,
running on multiple machines.
- You are able to own projects from beginning to end. This covers both
technical design and working with others to develop needed components.
BONUS POINTS:
- Data stores
- Search, analytics, Lucene
- Strong knowledge of the JDK
- Asynchronous event-driven network frameworks such as Netty
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not
have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.
In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay
Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as
specified below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good
faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may
ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be
modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors
including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications,
certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and
business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the
value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to
cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's
stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k
with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a
range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
The typical starting salary range for this role is:
$133,100—$210,600 USD
The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed
above is:
$159,900—$252,900 USD
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not
have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for
new hires in this role is listed below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good
faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may
ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be
modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors
including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications,
certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and
business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the
value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to
cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's
stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to
6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a
holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
The typical starting salary range for this role is:
$128,300—$203,000 CAD
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking
to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company
where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It
doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you
for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ
from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to
do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many
roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent)
for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity,
and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual
orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital
status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis
protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and
inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the
application or the recruiting process, please email
candidate_accessibility@elastic.co We will reply to your request within 24
business hours of submission.
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who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and
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countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your
employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do
not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.
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