Principal Software Engineer II (Elasticsearch)

TL;DR

Principal Software Engineer II (hirify.globalsearch): Designing and building automated benchmarking tools for hirify.globalsearch ingest and search workloads at cloud scale with an accent on defining methodologies and architecture. Focus on identifying performance regressions, troubleshooting distributed architectures, and optimizing Java applications and JVMs.

Location: Must be based in the United States.

Salary: $219,700–$291,600 USD

Company

hirify.global is a Search AI Company that provides a platform to find answers in real time using all data, at scale, serving over 50% of the Fortune 500.

What you will do

• Design and build tooling and automated processes for hirify.globalsearch performance benchmarking at scale.
• Define methodologies and guidelines for performance benchmarking for development teams and solution architects.
• Lead cross-functional team efforts and mentor team members on proposed technical solutions.
• Develop reporting for and interpret benchmarking results.
• Investigate and assist in resolving performance escalations and capacity planning issues.
• Address and devise solutions for benchmarking disparate use cases and workloads.

Requirements

• Software development experience with Python and Linux shell (Expert Level).
• Familiarity with Linux system-level performance measurement and associated tooling.
• Prior experience in the troubleshooting and root cause analysis of performance issues in complex distributed architectures.
• Prior experience with CI/CD pipelines and automating process workflows.
• Experience in cloud architectures, service models, and operating across multiple cloud service providers.
• Ability to multitask, effectively manage your time, and collaborate with team members globally across time zones.
• Familiarity with measuring performance and sizing in Linux VM and container environments.
• Experience with performance tuning of Java applications and JVMs.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with large, distributed search engines and in developing and tuning queries.
• Familiarity with the hirify.globalsearch Query API and building Kibana dashboards.
• Cloud orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Experience applying the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for devising and expanding benchmarking practices and enhancing benchmarking tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work, not previous salary, and eligibility to participate 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.
• Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings.
• Matched financial donations up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) and up to 40 hours for volunteer projects.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.