Senior Java Security Engineer

Elasticsearch B.V.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock program

401k with company match

Health benefits

Generous time off

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team in Seattle. You will contribute to architecture and design of authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation, delivering high-performance security at scale.

Collaborate across teams to embed security from inception and drive vulnerability management with the InfoSec team. You will work autonomously on distributed systems, applying cryptographic solutions and ensuring data isolation while leveraging AI to

Qualifications

• Experience with large open-source and enterprise codebases.
• Strong background in security for distributed systems.
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization and identity management.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on the delivery of new critical features.
• Developing foundational security models and optimizing performance in distributed systems.
• Applying cryptographic solutions and ensuring data isolation across shared infrastructure.
• Collaborating with peers to embed security into customer features from the outset.
• Leading vulnerability management with the InfoSec team and using AI tools to streamline triage.

Skills

Java internals

JVM memory management

Concurrency models

High-performance code

Thread-safety

Lock-free programming

Authorization systems

Distributed systems security

OAuth 2.0 / SAML

AI-assisted development

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team in Seattle. You will contribute to architecture and design of authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation, delivering high-performance security at scale.

Collaborate across teams to embed security from inception and drive vulnerability management with the InfoSec team. You will work autonomously on distributed systems, applying cryptographic solutions and ensuring data isolation while leveraging AI to