Senior Software Developer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch
- Canada
- Remote
- Posted Aug 27, 2026
- 1 position
$128,300–$203,000 / year
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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Senior · 5+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
Lead initiatives to enhance Elasticsearch search engine performance and relevance while contributing to the development of new search features. Collaborate with a globally distributed team to resolve bugs and improve search functionality using modern Java.
Job details
Lead initiatives to enhance Elasticsearch search engine performance and relevance while contributing to the development of new search features. Collaborate with a globally distributed team to resolve bugs and improve search functionality using modern Java. Requires professional experience with search or vector databases and proficiency in core Java, including data structures and concurrency. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work autonomously in a distributed environment and possess a track record of using AI to optimize code and debug complex systems.
What you’ll do
Lead initiatives to enhance Elasticsearch search engine performance and relevance while contributing to the development of new search features. Collaborate with a globally distributed team to resolve bugs and improve search functionality using modern Java.
Requirements
Requires professional experience with search or vector databases and proficiency in core Java, including data structures and concurrency. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work autonomously in a distributed environment and possess a track record of using AI to optimize code and debug complex systems.
Benefits
- Stock program
- Company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Health coverage
- Flexible schedules
- Generous vacation days
- Donation matching
- Volunteer time off
- Parental leave
Listed skills
- Java · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Java
- Elasticsearch
- Search algorithms
- Vector databases
- HNSW
- IVF
- Lucene
- Data structures
- Concurrency
- Distributed systems
- Software design
- Code review
- Asynchronous communication
- AI
- Search relevance
Job areas
- Software
- Technology
- Engineering
- Data & Analytics
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