Senior Software Engineer (Query Engine, Database Internals)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Query Engine, Database Internals): Building and optimizing new analytics capabilities in hirify.globalsearch's latest aggregation framework with an accent on compute engine design and piped query language development (ES|QL). Focus on researching and implementing efficient data structures and algorithms, resolving complex bugs, and ensuring scalability and intuitive software.

Location: Remote (Global)

Salary: $133,100—$210,600 USD (or $159,900—$252,900 USD for select locations including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area)

Company

hirify.global, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find answers in real time using all their data, offering complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability.

What you will do

• Contribute to hirify.globalsearch, building data-intensive new features and fixing intriguing bugs.
• Design and implement new features and enhancements to hirify.globalsearch's aggregation framework based on a new compute engine and ES|QL.
• Research and implement efficient data structures and algorithms, sometimes working close to the operating system and hardware.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team focused on search and query analytics capabilities, including UI and solutions teams.
• Become an expert in several areas of hirify.globalsearch, guiding improvements based on your instincts.
• Work with community members on issues and pull requests, including triaging and handling them.

Requirements

• Strong skills in core Java, conversant in standard library data structures, concurrency constructs, and newer features like lambdas.
• Experience with software systems engineering.
• Strong desire to optimize and make use of the most efficient data structures and algorithms.
• High level of autonomy, able to take on projects and guide them from beginning to end, covering technical design and collaboration.
• Comfortable developing collaboratively, giving and receiving feedback on code, approaches, and APIs.
• Experience with several data storage technologies like hirify.globalsearch, Solr, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience building things with hirify.globalsearch.
• Experience in the search and information retrieval space, familiar with associated data structures and algorithms.
• Experience working on data storage technology or building data analytics capabilities.
• Experience designing, leading and owning cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience with open source projects and different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work, and participation in hirify.global's stock program.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• Impact increase: up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) match for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects you love.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.
• Employment is subject to U.S. and other country export controls, with licensing potentially required for individuals located in or nationals of sanctioned countries/regions (e.g., Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Crimea Region, Donetsk People’s Republic, Luhansk People’s Republic).