Senior Software Engineer (OpenSearch)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (OpenSearch): Building and optimizing the hirify.global for OpenSearch service with an accent on internal architecture, reliability, and AI-optimized infrastructure. Focus on implementing autonomic systems, deploying GPU-powered instances, and integrating specialized AI node types.

Location: Hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a global cloud data platform that provides developers with easily accessible open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design and implement automated management, self-healing recovery mechanisms, and performance-tuning logic for OpenSearch clusters.
• Research, design, and deploy the first GPU-powered instances within the ecosystem to support search and AI workloads.
• Develop and integrate specialized AI node types to enhance OpenSearch's machine learning capabilities.
• Take full engineering ownership of the health, reliability, and availability metrics of the OpenSearch platform.

Requirements

• Deep technical knowledge of OpenSearch or Elasticsearch internals, specifically resource management, indexing, and query optimization.
• Proven track record of building and solving complex operational challenges in highly available distributed systems.
• Experience or strong interest in hardware acceleration, particularly managing GPU-based instances for data services.
• Experience designing automated recovery systems and performance-tuning algorithms.
• Strong understanding of Vector Database implementations, hybrid search, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).

Nice to have

• Familiarity with ML frameworks and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with search engines.
• Prior experience working within a managed service (SaaS) provider or a high-growth startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Participation in hirify.global’s equity plan.
• Hybrid work policy to support work-life balance.
• Provision of necessary equipment for professional success.
• Budget for learning opportunities via a Professional Development Plan.
• Holistic wellbeing support through a global Employee Assistance Program.
• Global Time Off Commitment, including parental, sick, and personal leave.