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Senior Software Engineer

Confidential employer · Norway · Posted 20 Jul 2026

Job summary

This role offers an opportunity to work remotely as a senior software engineer specializing in developing and optimizing core storage engines and query technologies for observability workloads. The position involves designing efficient storage and indexing solutions, improving query processing performance, and collaborating with a globally distributed team to build scalable systems primarily using Java.

Location and work setup

Location
Norway
Work setup
Remote

Salary

NOK 791300.00–1079500.00 year

Responsibilities

Lead the development and architectural enhancement of core storage engine components, identifying and resolving performance issues related to indexing, serialization, and resource use. Drive cross-team initiatives to advance observability solutions. Collaborate with a distributed engineering team to improve logs and metrics capabilities. Promote best practices in coding standards, system clarity, and operational improvements. Act as a subject matter expert and mentor within the engineering organization. Contribute to resolving issues and reviewing code in collaboration with domain experts.

Qualifications

Proven experience building scalable, high-performance distributed systems, databases, or search engines, particularly focusing on storage, indexing, and query execution. Strong expertise in Java programming and concurrency. Experience working autonomously and collaboratively across distributed teams with effective communication. Knowledge of various data storage technologies and novel indexing methods for time-series or log data. Familiarity with code review processes, software design, and operational excellence. Ability to integrate AI tools for development and debugging is advantageous but not mandatory.

Skills

JavaDistributed SystemsDatabase ArchitectureQuery OptimizationData Storage TechnologiesPerformance TuningConcurrencySoftware DesignCode ReviewAsynchronous CommunicationCloud Computing