Senior Java Engineer - Distributed Systems - Elasticsearch

📋 Description

• Improve Elasticsearch components that support concurrent and consistent indexing across machines.
• Maintain cluster coordination for node churn and data movement while preserving safety and liveness.
• Push limits on shards, nodes, and petabytes Elasticsearch can handle today.
• Investigate performance or concurrency issues and propose solutions.
• Support our engineers with the harder problems.

🎯 Requirements

• A strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Strong Java skills; familiarity with core data structures and concurrency constructs, plus newer language features.
• Deep proficiency in algorithms.
• Experience with highly distributed systems.
• Ability to build and debug features with broad, multi-machine impact.
• Ability to own projects end-to-end, including design and collaboration.

🎁 Benefits

• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous vacation days each year.
• 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.