Search - Distinguished Engineer I

Elastic is seeking a Distinguished Engineer I to lead the Search team in shaping the architecture and vision for Elastic's Search products. The ideal candidate will have experience as a technical leader for large, complex engineering teams and projects, and expertise in Java/JVM, search technologies, context engineering, and building complex distributed systems.

Requirements

• Proven experience as technical leader for large, complex engineering teams and projects
• Deep expertise in Java/JVM, search technologies, context engineering, experience building complex distributed systems, or understanding of the inner workings of databases/datastores
• Passionate about Search
• Able to reason about architecture at both high and detailed levels
• Hands-on: comfortable coding, reviewing PRs, and staying close to the team’s work
• Excellent communicator, collaborator, and problem solver
• Operates with high autonomy

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• 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
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave