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\nBonus points will be given for data stores, search, analytics, Lucene, strong knowledge of the JDK, and asynchronous event-driven network frameworks such as Netty.
\nThis role is eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program and has a competitive salary range of $192,500-$304,500 CAD.
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\nThese 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.
\nAn 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.
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