Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning - Elasticsearch is open at Elastic in Portugal. The posting gives a salary of €67K - €106K. Posted on Aug 18, 2026, and still on Elastic’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Elasticsearch powers search, observability, and AI retrieval (RAG) for the world's largest organizations. We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch Performance team. In this role, you will lead architectural and code-level performance engineering initiatives. Your goal is to drive the continuous optimization and predictability of Elasticsearch performance, partnering with area-specific…
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