Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.OverviewWhat is The Role:We 're looking for a Senior Software Developer to join the team that’s contributing to improving our storage efficiency for metrics, logs, and other types of data, advancing our ES|QL solution to query such data, as well as optimizing the storage layout for object storage.As a software engineer in the team, you will work on different initiatives, such as enhancing current logging solutions to ensure that logging data is always accepted and persisted, advancing our current metrics processing capabilities to ensure massive and seamless adoption by our customers, and improving storage efficiency across the board. You’ll also be extending the logic for efficiently querying and aggregating the stored data, taking their storage layout and ordering into account.ResponsibilitiesYou’ll work with a globally distributed team of experienced engineers focused on data storage mechanisms and query capabilities of Elasticsearch.You 'll be an expert in the storage engine area, and everyone will turn to you when they have a question about it. You 'll improve those areas basedon your questions and your instincts.You 'll be a full time Elasticsearch contributor, building data-intensive new features, fixing intriguing bugs, and increasing the testing coverage, all while making the code easier to understand.You will design and implement advanced algorithms and data structures, often working at the system and hardware level. You 'll also engage with our global community for triaging and resolving issues and pull requests.You 'll write idiomatic modern Java — Elasticsearch is 99.8% Java!QualificationsYou have strong core Java skills and are conversant in the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs.You have an excellent understanding of concurrent and parallel programming principles.You have an excellent background in applied data processing (data structures, algorithms).You are familiar with storage systems and low-level abstractions in OS.You work with a high level of autonomy and are able to take on projects and guide them from beginning to end. This covers both technical design and working with other engineers to develop needed components.You have solid software engineering foundations,



with a proven track record of designing and delivering high-quality solutions.You're comfortable developing collaboratively. Giving and receiving feedback on code, approaches, and APIs is hard! Bonus points if you've collaborated over the internet because that's harder. Double bonus points for asynchronous collaboration over the internet. That's even harder, but we do it anyway because it's the best way we know how to build software.You've used several data storage technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra, and have some idea how they work and why they work that way.You have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Like we said, collaborating on the internet is hard. We try to be respectful, empathetic, and trusting in all of our interactions. And we'd expect that from you too.Bonus PointsYou 've built things with Elasticsearch before.You ’ve worked on data storage technology.You have experience designing, leading, and owning cross-functional initiatives.You 've worked with open source projects and are familiar with different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration.You have past working experience with database, search engine, OS, or cloud service development.BenefitsCompetitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salaryHealth coverage for you and your family in many locationsAbility to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many rolesGenerous number of vacation days each yearWe match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and serviceUp to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you loveEmbracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leaveSecurity & Privacy ResponsibilitiesTake ownership of protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational data and systems by following applicable privacy and security policies, standards, and procedures. Ensure that all individual contributions follow Elastic’s Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF). Proactively participate in mandatory role-based training to ensure personal technical execution consistently aligns with the highest standards of data protection, data privacy, and system resilience.Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal prospect employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex,



pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected]. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws and can view the following posters linked below:Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) PosterEmployee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) PosterElasticsearch develops and distributes technology and information that is subject to U.S. and other countries’ export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Russia, including the Ukrainian territories annexed by Russia. If you are located in or a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.Please see here for our Privacy Statement.Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future. An employee 's position within the salaryrange will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic 's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.The typical starting salary range for this role is:$128,300—$203,000 CADVacancy Status: This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position with a qualified candidate.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Senior Software Developer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch - C$128,300 - C$203,000 A Year (Toronto)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Toronto