Search - Developer Tooling - C#/.NET Senior Software Engineer

Elastic; City of Westminster; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Developer Tools Team. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining libraries and third-party integrations for the Elastic Stack, primarily using C#. This role requires a strong software engineering background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a globally distributed team. An interest in diverse programming languages and technologies is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience.
• Knowledge of client-server networking and APIs.
• Experience with open-source software development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain libraries for the Elastic Stack.
• Support users via GitHub and official support channels.
• Collaborate on team-wide projects in multiple programming languages.

Skills

C#

Client-server networking

HTTP and RESTful APIs

Open-source software development

Usability and developer experience

Excellent communication skills

Self-motivation and independent learning

Job description

The Developer Tools Team is primarily responsible for creating libraries, SDKs, and other tools that simplify the integration of the Elastic product suite into user applications. Your role will involve developing and maintaining this software, engaging with developer communities, and contributing to both team-wide projects and cross-team collaborations.

Responsibilities

• Youll be developing, maintaining, and supporting libraries and third-party integrations for the Elastic Stack, working in a mixture of languages including C#.
• Youll participate in the design and development of team-wide projects.
• Youll support users through GitHub issues, forums, and official support channels.
• Youll collaborate with maintainers of external projects (e.g., GenAI frameworks) to facilitate integration with the Elastic Stack.
  We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Developer Tools Team. In this role, you will bring your expertise in programming languages and ecosystems to our distributed team of engineers from various technical disciplines. You will help to build, maintain, and support client libraries and framework integrations. An interest in working across a range of projects and programming languages, with a particular focus on C#/.NET and the wider Microsoft developer ecosystem is essential. Ideally, you will also have experience developing software in an open-source environment., Prior experience with the Elastic product suite is not essential, but is beneficial, Proven experience in building, releasing, supporting and maintaining software products for a broad user base

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of software engineering experience
• Knowledge of client-server networking, HTTP, and RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of developing software within an open-source environment
• Knowledge of industry best practices in software engineering
• A strong focus on usability and developer experience
• A genuine interest in technology and an active interest in exploring multiple programming languages
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• A willingness and ability to work as part of a remote, globally distributed team
• Clear thinking, self-motivation, and the ability to learn and work independently
• A connection to tech communities through open source projects, blogs or talks (nice to have)
• Prior experience of Elastic products (nice to have)