Principal Search Infra Engineer (Elasticsearch)

Elastic; Schweiz; Remoto; CHF 140.000 - 230.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Elastic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team. You will define and lead the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities, shaping the technical roadmap for Elasticsearch.

You will collaborate across distributed teams, mentor engineers, and bring deep expertise in search internals, indexing, and relevance to deliver fast, scalable search platforms.

Competenze

• Experience leading technical projects in the search infrastructure and distributed systems space.
• Proven knowledge in building and operating sophisticated search platforms and high-performance software systems.
• Experience mentoring expert engineers and guiding technical roadmaps.

Mansioni

• Define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities.
• Research advancements in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms.
• Collaborate with partners and product teams to shape long-term technical vision for search at Elastic.
• Drive an innovative roadmap for Elasticsearch’s indexing, query execution, and relevance layers.
• Be the go-to expert for Elasticsearch domains and improve them with your insights.

Conoscenze

Large-scale systems

Java

Elasticsearch/Lucene

Distributed systems

Mentoring engineers

Technical vision

Cross-team collaboration

Strumenti

Elasticsearch

Lucene

Solr

Descrizione del lavoro

Elastic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team. You will define and lead the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities, shaping the technical roadmap for Elasticsearch.

You will collaborate across distributed teams, mentor engineers, and bring deep expertise in search internals, indexing, and relevance to deliver fast, scalable search platforms.