About the role
Vector similarity search inside Elasticsearch, with upstream contributions to Lucene. This is the layer that decides whether retrieval is fast and relevant, which is now load-bearing for a large share of AI applications.
The role is described as leading initiatives to produce an industry-leading vector database offering, and the work includes new features, existing functionality and what the posting cheerfully calls deep, intriguing bugs.
US remote, Java. Distributed by intention, every change is reviewed, and big decisions are made by consensus.
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