Senior Networking Engineer – Go, Kubernetes & Cloud

Elastic; United States; Remote; USD 133,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible locations & schedules

Vacations days

Stock program

401k with 6% match

Volunteer time off (40 hrs/yr)

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Job summary

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Application Networking in Elastic Cloud. You’ll shape networking features, implement security controls, and collaborate across Elastic teams to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure.

Key focus areas include Ingress, DNS management, and private connectivity, with a strong emphasis on performance, observability, and AI-assisted code improvements. Remote-friendly with market-competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Go with a focus on networking components.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable application networking features with security controls.
• Analyze performance metrics and conduct load testing to ensure scalability and efficiency.
• Perform root cause analysis for network incidents and document troubleshooting steps.
• Collaborate with Engineering teams across Elastic to fulfill Application Networking requirements.

Skills

Golang networking

Scalable systems

Observability & testing

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Security considerations

AI tooling in code

Tools

Kubernetes

Cilium

Envoy Gateway

Crossplane

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Elastic is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Application Networking in Elastic Cloud. You’ll shape networking features, implement security controls, and collaborate across Elastic teams to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure.

Key focus areas include Ingress, DNS management, and private connectivity, with a strong emphasis on performance, observability, and AI-assisted code improvements. Remote-friendly with market-competitive compensation.