Principal Elasticsearch Search Infra Architect

Elasticsearch B.V.; Poland; Remote; PLN 369,000 - 584,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Donation matching up to $2000

Volunteer hours (40/year)

Parental leave

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team. You will define and lead the next generation of Elasticsearch capabilities, focusing on core search infrastructure, indexing, and retrieval, with deep expertise and cross-team collaboration.

You will work with distributed teams globally, shaping a technical roadmap, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-performance software with autonomy and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale search infrastructure projects.
• Mentoring engineers and guiding technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of indexing, retrieval, and relevance in search.

Responsibilities

• Define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities.
• Research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms.
• Collaborate with partners and product teams to shape long-term technical vision for search.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Technical vision

Java

Elasticsearch/Lucene

Distributed systems

Cross-team collaboration

Data structures

Communication

Tools

Elasticsearch

Lucene

Solr

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Infra team. You will define and lead the next generation of Elasticsearch capabilities, focusing on core search infrastructure, indexing, and retrieval, with deep expertise and cross-team collaboration.

You will work with distributed teams globally, shaping a technical roadmap, mentoring engineers, and delivering high-performance software with autonomy and strong communication skills.