Senior Java Engineer (Distributed Systems)

TL;DR

Senior Java Engineer (Distributed Systems): Building and optimizing the scale, performance, and resilience of the hirify.globalsearch cluster coordination and indexing systems with an accent on concurrent indexing and data replication. Focus on solving complex concurrency issues and pushing the limits of shards, nodes, and petabytes of data.

Location: Must be based in Romania

Salary: 272,000–430,200 RON

Company

hirify.global is a Search AI company providing cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability used by over 50% of the Fortune 500.

What you will do

• Improve hirify.globalsearch components that support concurrent and consistent indexing across multiple machines.
• Maintain the cluster coordination system to ensure high performance, safety, and liveness.
• Scale the system to handle increased numbers of shards, nodes, and petabytes of data.
• Analyze and propose solutions for complex performance and concurrency issues.
• Provide technical support for high-complexity problems.

Requirements

• Strong background in distributed systems and consensus algorithms.
• Expertise in core Java, including standard data structures and concurrency constructs.
• Deep technical proficiency in algorithms.
• Proven ability to build and debug features for complex, highly distributed systems.
• Capability to own projects from technical design through to implementation.
• Location: Must be based in Romania

Nice to have

• Experience with data stores, search, analytics, and Lucene.
• Strong knowledge of the JDK.
• Experience with asynchronous event-driven network frameworks such as Netty.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay based on skill and impact.
• Health coverage for employees and their families in many locations.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous annual vacation allowance.
• Matching for financial donations and service up to $2,000.
• Paid volunteer time (up to 40 hours/year) and minimum 16 weeks of parental leave.