Senior Java Engineer - Distributed Systems - Elasticsearch

📋 Description

• Improve Elasticsearch components for concurrent and consistent multi-machine indexing.
• Maintain cluster coordination for high performance as nodes join/leave and data moves.
• Push limits on shards, nodes, and petabytes Elasticsearch can handle.
• Investigate performance and concurrency issues; propose solutions.
• Support engineers with the harder problems.

🎯 Requirements

• A strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Strong Java skills; proficient in data structures, concurrency, and newer language features.
• Deep technical proficiency in algorithms.
• Experience with highly distributed systems.
• Ability to build and debug features with broad impact on multiple machines.
• Own projects end-to-end, including technical design and cross-team collaboration.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here, not prior salary.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Flexible calendars with locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• We match donations up to $2000 (or local currency) to causes.
• Up to 40 volunteer hours each year.