Senior Software Engineer - Search Relevance Leader

Visa Hunt; España; On-site; PHP 4,866,000 - 7,698,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Volunteer time

Parental leave

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Relevance team. You will shape the technical direction, design and implement new search features, and fix bugs in a globally distributed environment.

You'll work with Java, contribute to vector search capabilities, collaborate across continents, review code, and engage with open source communities. The role emphasizes autonomy, async communication, and delivering scalable, fast search solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with search or vector databases at scale.
• Proficiency in Java and standard data structures.
• Ability to design and implement new search features.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to deliver industry-leading search with speed and relevance.
• Build new features, fix bugs, and potentially implement new algorithms.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team on vector search capabilities.
• Be an expert on Elasticsearch search relevance and drive improvements.

Skills

Java

Distributed team leadership

Search relevance

Vector search

Asynchronous collaboration

Code review

Open collaboration

Tools

Elasticsearch

Solr

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Relevance team. You will shape the technical direction, design and implement new search features, and fix bugs in a globally distributed environment.

You'll work with Java, contribute to vector search capabilities, collaborate across continents, review code, and engage with open source communities. The role emphasizes autonomy, async communication, and delivering scalable, fast search solutions.