Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch

Elastic
Norway
Full timeNOK 949,500 - 1,502,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Mentoring","Communication","Collaboration","Autonomy","Technical leadership"]

Lead the evolution of Elasticsearch’s core search and indexing infrastructure, defining technical vision for indexing, retrieval, query execution, and relevance. Partner with product and engineering teams to translate user needs into an innovative roadmap, researching retrieval algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems. Serve as a deep expert across key search domains, mentoring senior engineers and delivering high-performance, efficient foundations using technologies like Elasticsearch, Lucene, and Java.

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Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch

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Job Summary

Lead the evolution of Elasticsearch’s core search and indexing infrastructure, defining technical vision for indexing, retrieval, query execution, and relevance. Partner with product and engineering teams to translate user needs into an innovative roadmap, researching retrieval algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems. Serve as a deep expert across key search domains, mentoring senior engineers and delivering high-performance, efficient foundations using technologies like Elasticsearch, Lucene, and Java.
Location: Norway
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define, lead, and contribute to the evolution of core search and indexing capabilities.
  • •Research advances in search infrastructure, data structures, and retrieval algorithms to improve efficiency and power of foundations.
  • •Collaborate with partners and product teams to shape the long-term technical vision for search.
  • •Drive an innovative roadmap for indexing, query execution, and relevance layers based on experience with large-scale search systems.
  • •Serve as a go-to expert in key Elasticsearch domains, continuously improving them through insights and instincts.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: NOK 949,500 - 1,502,000 annually
Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveParental LeaveVolunteer Time

Key Requirements

  • •Experience leading technical projects in search infrastructure and distributed systems, including building and operating sophisticated search platforms.
  • •Proven knowledge in defining and driving a long-term technical vision for core search or retrieval systems across teams.
  • •Hands-on experience with search and indexing technologies such as Elasticsearch, Lucene, or Solr.
  • •Strong core Java skills with familiarity in advanced data structures and concurrency constructs, including newer language features like lambdas.
  • •Experience mentoring expert engineers with both technical and professional guidance.
Experience:Search infrastructureDistributed systemsOpen source
Skills:MentoringCommunicationCollaborationAutonomyTechnical leadership
Languages:English
Tech Stack:ElasticsearchLuceneSolrJavaGitHubZoomSlack

Company Brief

Elastic
Builds the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, Logstash) and provides search, observability, and security solutions that enable organizations to search, analyze, and protect data in real time across applications, infrastructure, and enterprises.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Founded: 2012
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