Elastic Elasticsearch - Java Software Engineer II Core JDK 

United States 

601356911

• Contributing to large, impactful projects that evolve the core infrastructure that underpins Elasticsearch
• Shaping how Elasticsearch runs in Elastic Cloud
• Designing and implementing new horizontally-scalable features and APIs in Elasticsearch
• Understanding and contributing to surrounding layers such as replication and search
• Optimizing internal data structures used within Elasticsearch
• Solving difficult issues, including performance or concurrency issues, and proposing solutions
• Collaborating in the open with the ES team, Elastic users, and other supporting open source projects
• Supporting our support engineers with the harder problems
• Helping to drive our long term technical strategy in relation to changes in the JDK and other core dependencies, for example the deprecation of the security manager.

• Experience crafting APIs and the ability to reason through tradeoffs
• Proficient in algorithms and data structures
• Willingness to dive into new issues and ask for help when you need it

• Knowledge of Seccomp and other OS level security mechanisms
• Knowledge of JDK internals: class loaders, modules, security manager, the Java memory model, etc.
• Knowledge of containers and Kubernetes

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• 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
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Elasticsearch develops and distributes encryption software and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), and the Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below.

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

The typical starting salary range for this role is: $106,000—$147,000 CAD