Senior Java Engineer - Security & Distributed Systems

Elastic; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible schedules

Generous vacation days

Donation matching

Volunteer hours

Parental leave

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will contribute to the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation, working with engineering and product leaders to deliver high-performance security at scale.

Your work will focus on building scalable authorization, distributed systems security, cryptographic implementations, and collaboration across

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Experience building scalable authorization systems with high concurrency.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems security, node-to-node trust, and zero-trust transport.
• Knowledge of edge identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 and SAML.
• Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development and debugging.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and transition between projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on new features.
• Develop foundational security models for features.
• Optimize security performance at scale in distributed systems.
• Apply cryptographic solutions to real customer use cases.
• Ensure data isolation within shared infrastructure for multiple tenants.
• Collaborate early to embed security into new customer features.
• Drive vulnerability management with InfoSec to identify and remediate risks.
• Leverage AI-driven tools to automate vulnerability triage and investigations.

Skills

Java & JVM

Concurrency & performance

Authorization systems

Distributed systems security

OAuth 2.0 / SAML

AI in development

Cross-functional collaboration

Async communication

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will contribute to the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation, working with engineering and product leaders to deliver high-performance security at scale.

Your work will focus on building scalable authorization, distributed systems security, cryptographic implementations, and collaboration across