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Principal Software Engineer II - Elasticsearch Search Internals, Lucene - Oslo, Norway

ElasticPosted 19 hours ago
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Job Description

Elastic seeks a Principal Software Engineer in Oslo, Norway, to lead Elasticsearch's core search infrastructure. Drive innovation in indexing, retrieval, and relevance using Lucene. Collaborate globally on scalable search AI solutions powering Fortune 500 companies. Full-time role empowering autonomous engineers to shape the future of search technology.

Requirements

  • Experience leading technical projects in the search infrastructure and distributed systems space
  • Proven knowledge in building and operating sophisticated search platforms and engineering robust, high-performance software systems
  • Experience mentoring expert engineers, providing both technical and professional guidance
  • Experience defining a long-term technical vision for a core search or retrieval system, working across teams and organizations to collaboratively shape the technical roadmap
  • Hands-on experience with search and indexing technologies such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, or Solr
  • Strong skills in core Java and familiarity with advanced data structures and concurrency constructs, as well as newer language features like lambdas
  • Able to work with a high level of autonomy, tackling projects and guiding them from concept to completion, including both technical design and collaboration with other engineers
  • Experience with large-scale data or search systems such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, Solr, or distributed storage engines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for collaborating across distributed teams

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on work performed
  • Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
  • Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
  • Generous number of vacation days each year
  • Matching up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
  • Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects
  • Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
  • Equal opportunity employment with commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

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