Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Full-Time 128300 - 203000 $ / year (est.) Hybrid
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Design and develop innovative cloud solutions while collaborating with a global team.
  • Company: Join Elastic, a leader in AI-driven search technology.
  • Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible schedules, and generous vacation days.
  • Other info: Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and experiences.
  • Why this job: Make an impact with cutting-edge tech and diverse teams.
  • Qualifications: 5+ years in software engineering with strong coding skills.

The predicted salary is between 128300 - 203000 $ per year.

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.

As a Software Engineer on our Control Plane - Hosted team, you will be responsible for technical design and work in key functional areas of Elastic’s Cloud offerings. You will participate in coding, crafting solutions, debugging sophisticated failure scenarios, and prioritizing bug fixes and features. You’ll analyze the current system, its strengths and limitations.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Guide cross-team technical designs and help create a team-wide high level architecture.
  • Lead best practices for development, ensuring a reliable, scalable foundation and an engaging user experience for our customers.
  • Contribute and lead technical plans and direction within our team and across other product teams in Elastic.
  • Be part of a distributed team of engineers from all across the globe.
  • Collaborate with other teams within Elastic, including helping Support engineers in diagnosing problems or advising the Elasticsearch engineers with designing new features.

What You Bring:

  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a track record of delivering high-quality code.
  • Previous experience providing pragmatic technical leadership for a group of engineers.
  • Knowledge of back-end languages such as Scala, Java or Go.
  • Technical depth in one or more technologies relevant for SaaS (orchestration, networking, containers, etc.).
  • Passion for automation and quality.
  • Are eligible to work in DoD Impact Level 5.

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People:

  • As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity.
  • 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 a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Security & Privacy Responsibilities: Take ownership of protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organizational data and systems by following applicable privacy and security policies, standards, and procedures. Ensure that all individual contributions follow Elastic’s Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF). Proactively participate in mandatory role-based training to ensure personal technical execution consistently aligns with the highest standards of data protection, data privacy, and system resilience.

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is $128,300—$203,000 CAD.

Senior Software Engineer employer: Elasticsearch B.V.

Elastic is an exceptional employer that prioritizes the well-being and growth of its employees, offering competitive pay, comprehensive health coverage, and generous vacation days. With a flexible work culture that embraces diversity and inclusivity, employees can balance their professional and personal lives while contributing to innovative AI solutions that impact Fortune 500 companies. The opportunity for career advancement and the chance to work in a collaborative environment with cutting-edge technology make Elastic a rewarding place to build a meaningful career.

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We think you need these skills to ace Senior Software Engineer

Technical Design
Coding
Debugging
Back-end Development
Scala
Java
Go