Software Engineer II - Platform Infrastructure (Orchestration)

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 Cloud Platform powers Elastic's products in the cloud. As a Software Engineer II on the Platform Infrastructure (Orchestration) team, you will build and operate services that let other engineers develop, ship, and run software at scale.

Responsibilities

• Build features and components for production services
• Take ownership of well-scoped pieces of larger projects, from requirements through production
• Propose technical solutions and bring them through to working code
• Pair with senior engineers on harder problems and ask clarifying questions early
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions
• Help operate the services we own and take part in the on-call rotation
• Investigate incidents beyond the runbook and leave them better for the next person
• Automate repetitive work through code
• Communicate status and blockers early and often

Requirements

• Hands-on experience writing services in Go, or strong proficiency in another systems language with motivation to ramp up on Go
• Working understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals (Pods, Deployments, Services, Operators)
• Familiarity with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Curiosity about distributed systems and how services communicate at scale
• Comfort working through ambiguity with support from more experienced engineers
• A collaborative approach: welcoming feedback, sharing context, learning from teammates
• Clear written and verbal communication in a distributed, async-first setting
• Care about the quality of work shipped , testing, observability, and operability

Nice to Have

• Experience with Crossplane, Kubernetes operators, or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling
• Proven ability to seamlessly transition between different projects, codebases, or scrum teams based on dynamic business priorities
• Autonomous work style with ability to drive decisions and results in a distributed team
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools
• Background working in a cloud-based SaaS environment or on a developer platform
• Familiarity with the Elastic Stack or other observability tools
• Open source contributions of any kind
• Experience supporting production services through an on-call rotation

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• 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