Principal Vector Search Engineer

Visa Hunt; Norge (OK); On-site; USD 102,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible locations

Generous vacation days

Parental leave

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance vector similarity search within Elasticsearch. You will join a globally distributed team, crafting fast, scalable search features and collaborating across time zones.

You will lead design and implementation efforts, mentor peers, and contribute to open-source style collaboration. Strong Java and AI-enabled optimization will be essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience with vector similarity on a large-scale search platform.
• Strong Java skills and knowledge of concurrency.
• Experience collaborating across distributed teams via the internet.

Responsibilities

• Lead vector search initiatives to deliver fast, relevant results.
• Build new search features and fix bugs in Elasticsearch.
• Work with a globally distributed team of engineers.
• Be the go-to expert on Elasticsearch vector similarity.

Skills

Vector similarity

Java

Distributed teamwork

Asynchronous collaboration

Open source experience

Elasticsearch

Tools

Elasticsearch

Solr

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance vector similarity search within Elasticsearch. You will join a globally distributed team, crafting fast, scalable search features and collaborating across time zones.

You will lead design and implementation efforts, mentor peers, and contribute to open-source style collaboration. Strong Java and AI-enabled optimization will be essential in this role.