Software Engineer II - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications)

Referral Board; United States; On-site; USD 133,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock program

401k match

Flexible locations

Generous vacation days

Parental leave 16 weeks

Job summary

Elastic, the Search AI Company, is seeking a Software Engineer II to help shape the Control Plane for Hosted Foundations and Applications in the United States. You will design, implement, and optimize backend services, tackle complex failure scenarios, and collaborate across global teams to deliver scalable cloud-native features.

You will lead architectural discussions, drive engineering best practices, and mentor engineers while contributing to SaaS-oriented orchestration, networking, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a track record of delivering high-quality code.
• Previous experience providing pragmatic technical leadership for a group of engineers.
• Knowledge of back-end languages such as Scala, Java or Go.
• Technical depth in one or more technologies relevant for SaaS (orchestration, networking, containers, etc.).
• Passion for automation and quality.
• Are eligible to work in DoD Impact Level 5.

Responsibilities

• Guide cross-team technical designs and help create a team-wide high level architecture
• Lead best practices for development, ensuring a reliable, scalable foundation and an engaging user experience for our customers
• Contribute and lead technical plans and direction within our team and across other product teams in Elastic
• Be part of a distributed team of engineers from all across the globe
• Collaborate with other teams within Elastic. Examples include helping Support engineers in diagnosing problems or advising the Elasticsearch engineers with designing new features

Skills

5+ years experience

Technical leadership

Back-end languages

SaaS tech depth

Automation & quality

DoD IL5 eligibility

Job description

Software Engineer II - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications)

United States

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

As a Software Engineer on our Control Plane - Hosted team, you will be responsible for technical design and work in key functional areas of Elastic’s Cloud offerings. You will participate in coding, crafting solutions, debugging sophisticated failure scenarios, and prioritizing bug fixes and features. You’ll analyze the current system, its strength and limitations.

What You Will Be Doing

Guide cross-team technical designs and help create a team-wide high level architecture

Lead best practices for development, ensuring a reliable, scalable foundation and an engaging user experience for our customers

Contribute and lead technical plans and direction within our team and across other product teams in Elastic

Be part of a distributed team of engineers from all across the globe

Collaborate with other teams within Elastic. Examples include helping Support engineers in diagnosing problems or advising the Elasticsearch engineers with designing new features

What You Bring

5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a track record of delivering high-quality code

Previous experience providing pragmatic technical leadership for a group of engineers

Knowledge of back-end languages such as Scala, Java or Go

Technical depth in one or more technologies relevant for SaaS (orchestration, networking, containers, etc.)

Passion for automation and quality

• Are eligible to work in DoD Impact Level 5

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.

The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.

These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.

An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar‑for‑dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well‑being.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:

$133,200 - $159,800 USD

The typical starting salary range for this role in the select locations listed above is:

$133,200 - $159,800 USD

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [e-mail] We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

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