Platform - Engineering Productivity, Senior Engineering Manager

Elastic; Indiana (PA); Remote; USD 159,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Engineering Manager, leading a talented distributed team in enhancing developer productivity. You will oversee key CI/CD functions, manage engineering projects, and advocate for team needs within the organization. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of engineering productivity while fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment. With a commitment to employee well-being and competitive compensation, this innovative firm is dedicated to supporting your career growth and personal development. Embrace this chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and diverse workplace.

Benefits

Health coverage

Flexible schedules

Generous vacation days

Volunteer time off

Parental leave

401k matching

Stock program

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• Experience leading diverse software engineering teams as a people manager.
• Strong background in software engineering with a focus on team productivity.

Responsibilities

• Build a roadmap and drive team priorities based on a long-term vision.
• Manage and mentor a globally distributed team of engineers.

Skills

Team Leadership

Software Engineering

Project Management

English Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

ArgoCD

Argo Events

Argo Workflows

CueLang

Golang

Job description

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. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role:

We are looking for a senior engineering manager to lead a distributed engineering team in our Engineering productivity team. The Platform Engineering Productivity team owns key developer productivity and CI/CD/Release functions for Elastic engineering. These functions are presented by our emerging internal developer platform and functions include bootstrapping services, developer environments, CI/CD pipelines, product release pipelines, backstage. The team uses a diverse technology stack, including the Argo tool suite (ArgoCD, Argo Events, Argo Workflows), the CueLang language, and various internal Golang projects.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Build a roadmap, disambiguate the work, and drive priorities for your team, based on a mid to long-term vision you’ll help develop for the team
• Manage, mentor, and lead a globally distributed team of 11 engineers, providing frequent feedback and building cohesion in a widely distributed team
• Advocate, unblock, and represent the team within the organization
• Actively participate in the wider Engineering Productivity and Infrastructure management cohorts
• Participate in our Major Incidents on-call rotation as Incident Commander
• Identify and implement processes that improve team productivity and software quality

What You Bring:

• Experience leading diverse teams of software engineers as a line manager (people manager)
• Experience leading complex engineering projects that cross engineering teams
• Experience as a hands-on software engineer and strength in computer science fundamentals to understand the engineering work that is going on in your team
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills
• A compassionate approach to communication, a good sense of humor, and a genuine curiosity about the success and growth of the people you work with

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People:

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• 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

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 [e-mail]. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:

$159,800—$252,800 USD

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:

$191,900—$303,500 USD