Senior Java Engineer, Distributed Systems — Remote/Flexible

PowerToFly; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data analytics firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Elasticsearch team in the United Kingdom. The role involves maintaining and improving critical components of Elasticsearch, focusing on performance, scale, and resilience. Candidates should have a strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms, as well as proficiency in core Java. The company offers competitive pay and various benefits that support a healthy work-life balance, including flexible work schedules and generous vacation time.

Benefits

Competitive pay based on performance

Health coverage for employees and families

Flexible work locations

Generous vacation days

Financial donation matching

Volunteer project hours

Minimum 16 weeks of parental leave

Qualifications

• Strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Proficiency in core Java with knowledge of libraries and concurrency.
• Ability to work on complex, distributed systems.
• Experience building and debugging features on multiple machines.
• Ability to own projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Improve Elasticsearch’s components for concurrent indexing across multiple machines.
• Maintain cluster coordination for optimal performance.
• Increase Elasticsearch's handling capacity for shards and nodes.
• Investigate performance or concurrency issues.
• Support engineers with complex problems.

Skills

distributed systems

core Java

algorithms

concurrency constructs

Tools

Netty

Job description

A leading data analytics firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Elasticsearch team in the United Kingdom. The role involves maintaining and improving critical components of Elasticsearch, focusing on performance, scale, and resilience. Candidates should have a strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms, as well as proficiency in core Java. The company offers competitive pay and various benefits that support a healthy work-life balance, including flexible work schedules and generous vacation time.