Principal Vector Search Engineer — Java, AI-Powered Relevance

Elastic; Town of Sweden (NY); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and family

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Donation matching up to 2000 USD

Volunteer time

Parental leave

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance the vector search capabilities in Elasticsearch. You will design and implement new vector features, optimize algorithms, and collaborate with a global team to deliver fast, scalable search experiences.

Join a distributed company that values consensus, code reviews, and incremental improvements. You will work with Java, contribute to core search infrastructure, and help shape future vector similarity technologies for millions of users.

Qualifications

• Experience with vector similarity techniques on large-scale search platforms.
• Proficient in Java and concurrent programming concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to build an industry-leading vector search capabilities within Elasticsearch.
• Develop new search features and fix bugs; optimize algorithms and data structures.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team and triage issues from the community.

Skills

Vector similarity

Vector databases

Java

Asynchronous collaboration

Tools

Elasticsearch

Solr

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Cassandra

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to advance the vector search capabilities in Elasticsearch. You will design and implement new vector features, optimize algorithms, and collaborate with a global team to deliver fast, scalable search experiences.

Join a distributed company that values consensus, code reviews, and incremental improvements. You will work with Java, contribute to core search infrastructure, and help shape future vector similarity technologies for millions of users.