Principal Software Engineer - Storage Engine - Elasticsearch

Elastic · United States

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Company
Elastic
Location
United States
Salary
$159,800 — $252,800
Posted
July 20, 2026

About this job

What is The Role We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch - Storage Engine team. This globally distributed, fully remote team of experienced engineers develops core storage and query technologies for observability workloads, including improving storage efficiency, advancing ES|QL query processing and performance, and optimizing data layouts for object storage. This role is responsible for driving the technical vision, architecture, and design of Elasticsearch's core storage and query engine. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of designing high-performance, scalable database or search engine technologies, along with the ability to drive technical initiatives across organizations. Our company is distributed by intention.…

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