Principal Software Engineer (Java) - Security - Elasticsearch

Elastic; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, is seeking a Principal Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will lead architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation.

You will work with engineering and product leaders to deliver high-performance security at scale across distributed data stores and cloud deployments. You will own core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on the delivery of

Responsibilities

• Own core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on the delivery of new critical features.
• Lead the technical design, plan, and execution for major security components inside the Elasticsearch core engine.
• Develop foundational security models for intricate features.
• Optimize security performance at scale in distributed systems environments.
• Apply cryptographic solutions to address customer use cases.
• Ensure robust data isolation within shared infrastructure supporting disparate customers.
• Collaborate with peers across the company to embed security into new customer features from the outset.

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 seeking a Principal Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. In this role, you will lead the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features. These features include authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. You will work with engineering and product leaders at Elastic. Your goal is to provide high-performance security at all levels. This includes ensuring that our distributed data store has top-quality security at scale.

What You Will Be Doing

• Owning core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on the delivery of new critical features.
• Leading the technical design, plan, and execution for major security components inside the Elasticsearch core engine.
• Developing the foundational security models for intricate features.
• Optimizing security performance at scale in distributed systems environments.
• Applying cryptographic solutions to address genuine customer use cases.
• Ensuring robust data isolation within shared infrastructure supporting disparate customers.
• Monitoring and applying the latest advancements and best practices in security. This includes authentication, identity management, cryptography, and data access management.
• Collaborating with peers across the company to embed security into new customer features from the outset.
• Drive vulnerability management ef