Elasticsearch - Senior Software Engineer - Analytical Engine, Database Internals
Elastic - Referral BoardSeattle, Washington, United States • Los Angeles, California, United States • San Francisco, California, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted November 3, 2025
133100 - 210600 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Elastic enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale.
Job Description
Elasticsearch is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Analytical Engine team. The team is responsible for building new analytics capabilities in Elasticsearch’s new compute engine, accessed via ES|QL. The role entails designing and building the next generation of ES|QL capabilities using Java and contributing to the development of data-intensive improvements.
Requirements
- Strong skills in core Java and the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs
- Experience with software systems engineering
- Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and guide projects from beginning to end
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra
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
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
