Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch

Elastic

Salary: not listed by employer
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Typical pay for professionals in tech and media in Romania: around RON 197,434 a year Official statistics
Also hiring in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil and 14 more countries (open roles on Tech Abroad)
Permanent residency after about 5 yrs
Citizenship after about 8 yrs
Work language: likely English (posting is in English)

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About the role

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

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Bucharest (nearest reference city): summer highs about 87°F / 30°C, winter highs about 39°F / 4°C
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High peacefulness (Global Peace Index rank 45)

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Typical pay for professionals in tech and media in Romania: around RON 197,434 a year Official statistics

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