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Principal Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch

Elastic · United States

Principal Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch at Elastic in United States is closed. It closed on Nov 12, 2026 and it no longer takes applications.

About the role

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Search team. This globally-distributed team of expert engineers focuses on delivering a robust and feature-rich search experience, including contributing to improving the search experience in Lucene. This is a principal software engineering role that focuses on enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within Elasticsearch…

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