Senior Java Engineer - Distributed Systems - Elasticsearch

📋 Description

• Improve Elasticsearch components for concurrent and consistent indexing across machines.
• Maintain cluster coordination to keep performance as nodes join/leave and data moves.
• Push the limits on shards, nodes, and petabytes Elasticsearch can handle.
• Investigate performance or concurrency issues and propose solutions.
• Support our support engineers with the harder problems.

🎯 Requirements

• Distributed systems and consensus algorithms background.
• Strong core Java skills with concurrency and standard library knowledge.
• Deep technical proficiency in algorithms.
• Ability to work on highly distributed systems.
• Ability to build and debug features with broad impact across multiple machines.
• Ability to own projects end-to-end, including technical 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.
• Company matches donations up to €2000 (local currency equivalent).
• Up to 40 hours per year to use toward volunteer projects.
• Parental leave: minimum 16 weeks.