Senior Security Software Engineer — Elasticsearch Core

Elastic; United States; On-site; USD 91,103 - 144,146; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock program

RRSP matching up to 6%

Health coverage for you and family

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Donation matching up to $2000

Volunteer hours (40 per year)

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, seeks a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will contribute to the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, focusing on authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation.

You will work with engineering and product leaders to provide high-performance security at scale. Your role encompasses implementing foundational security models, optimizing performance in distributed environments, applying cryptographic

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management.
• Experience building scalable authorization systems.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems security concepts.
• Familiar with OAuth 2.0 and SAML protocols.
• Proven track record using AI to accelerate development and debugging.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to core security initiatives from architecture to production, delivering new critical features.
• Develop foundational security models for features.
• Optimize security performance at scale in distributed systems.
• Apply cryptographic solutions for real customer use cases.
• Ensure data isolation within shared infrastructure for multiple customers.
• Monitor and implement best security practices including identity management and cryptography.
• Collaborate with peers to embed security into new customer features early.
• Drive vulnerability management with the InfoSec team to identify and remediate risks.
• Leverage AI-driven tools to streamline vulnerability triage and investigation.

Skills

Java internals

Concurrency

High-performance code

Authorization systems

Distributed systems security

OAuth 2.0

SAML

AI for development

Cross-functional collaboration

Autonomous working

Job description

Elastic, the Search AI Company, seeks a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. You will contribute to the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features, focusing on authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation.

You will work with engineering and product leaders to provide high-performance security at scale. Your role encompasses implementing foundational security models, optimizing performance in distributed environments, applying cryptographic