Principal Vector Search Engineer

Elastic; Canada; On-site; CAD 154,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and family

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Volunteer time off

Parental leave

RRSP matching

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, invites applications for a Principal Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch - Search team. You will focus on enhancing vector similarity search, designing and implementing new features, and solving intricate bugs in a scalable environment.

You will write idiomatic Java, work with a globally distributed team, and contribute to open source components. The role emphasizes autonomy, strong coding standards, and collaboration across regions to advance vector

Qualifications

• Vector similarity and vector databases experience with scale.
• Strong Java and standard data structures knowledge.
• Ability to work autonomously and drive projects end-to-end.
• Experience collaborating asynchronously across a distributed team.
• Track record using AI to accelerate development and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Lead vector search initiatives to create industry-leading capabilities.
• Contribute to Elasticsearch features and fix complex bugs, potentially implementing new algorithms.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team on vector similarity and search relevance.
• Be the subject-matter expert on how Elasticsearch implements vector similarity for search quality.
• Engage with open source communities and manage issues and PRs.

Skills

Vector similarity

Java

Autonomy

Asynchronous collaboration

AI acceleration

Tools

Elasticsearch

Solr

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, invites applications for a Principal Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch - Search team. You will focus on enhancing vector similarity search, designing and implementing new features, and solving intricate bugs in a scalable environment.

You will write idiomatic Java, work with a globally distributed team, and contribute to open source components. The role emphasizes autonomy, strong coding standards, and collaboration across regions to advance vector