Senior Software Engineer, Search Relevance & Vector AI

Elasticsearch B.V.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible locations & schedules

Generous vacation days

Volunteer time off

Parental leave

401k with company match

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Relevance team. You will lead initiatives to deliver industry-leading search with unmatched speed and relevance, building features, fixing bugs, and possibly implementing new algorithms.

You will work with a globally distributed team on vector search capabilities and contribute to search relevance improvements. You are expected to craft scalable, high-quality Java code, collaborate across teams, and engage with open

Qualifications

• Implemented novel techniques in vector similarity on a search platform with a large user base.
• Professional experience with search or vector databases, using HNSW, IVF, or other relevant algorithms at scale.
• Solid skills in core Java and data structures/concurrency, including lambdas.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives within Elasticsearch to produce an industry-leading search engine with speed and relevance.
• Build new search features and fix bugs, potentially inventing new algorithms or data structures.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team focused on vector search capabilities.
• Serve as an expert on Elasticsearch search relevance and drive improvements based on data and instincts.

Skills

Vector similarity

Java programming

System design

Cross-team collaboration

AI acceleration

Tools

HNSW

IVF

Lucene

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search Relevance team. You will lead initiatives to deliver industry-leading search with unmatched speed and relevance, building features, fixing bugs, and possibly implementing new algorithms.

You will work with a globally distributed team on vector search capabilities and contribute to search relevance improvements. You are expected to craft scalable, high-quality Java code, collaborate across teams, and engage with open