Principal Software Engineer I - Distributed Systems - Elasticsearch

Elastic
Portugal
Full timeEUR 67,000 - 106,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Java","Concurrency","Data structures","Algorithms","Distributed systems","Consensus","Netty","JDK"]

Lead and optimize distributed systems within Elasticsearch, focusing on scalable indexing, cluster coordination, and multi-machine data replication. Own end-to-end technical design and delivery, mentor engineers, and tackle performance and concurrency challenges across large-scale deployments in a distributed environment.

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Principal Software Engineer I - Distributed Systems - Elasticsearch

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Job Summary

Lead and optimize distributed systems within Elasticsearch, focusing on scalable indexing, cluster coordination, and multi-machine data replication. Own end-to-end technical design and delivery, mentor engineers, and tackle performance and concurrency challenges across large-scale deployments in a distributed environment.
Location: Portugal
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Improve Elasticsearch components for concurrent and consistent indexing across multiple machines.
  • •Maintain cluster coordination to sustain high performance as nodes join/leave and data moves across the cluster.
  • •Push the limits on shards, nodes, and petabytes that Elasticsearch can handle today.
  • •Investigate performance and concurrency issues and propose robust solutions.
  • •Support our engineers with the more difficult problems and cross-team collaboration.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: EUR 67,000 - 106,000 annually
Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveRemote WorkDonations MatchingVolunteer HoursParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Distributed systems background with experience in consensus algorithms.
Experience:Distributed systemsSearchBig data
Skills:JavaConcurrencyData structuresAlgorithmsDistributed systemsConsensusNettyJDK
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaNettyLuceneElasticsearchJDK

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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