Principal Software Engineer - Builder Experience - Platform Engineering Productivity

Join Elastic's Platform Engineering Productivity team as a Principal Software Engineer. We're looking for a systems-minded engineer who is curious by nature, stays current with AI and emerging tools, and takes ownership not only of what the team builds, but also how the team works.

In this role, you will help ensure Elastic products are delivered to customers with high quality while making the software development and release process more efficient for engineers across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Improve CI infrastructure reliability and efficiency.
• Build and manage systems that produce releasable artifacts.
• Enable ephemeral developer environments.
• Define and enforce release quality gates.
• Develop tooling and infrastructure for product deployment and release.
• Review code to uphold engineering standards, improve performance, and catch defects early.
• Collaborate with engineering and product to align on requirements, testing strategy, and delivery goals.
• Drive clear technical communication across teams and projects.
• Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation for systems, processes, and architectural decisions.
• Mentor engineers and foster a collaborative culture around code quality and best practices.

Requirements:

• Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle.
• Deep experience in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with CI/CD systems, GIT, and modern development and release practices.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and developer platforms.
• Ability to move fluidly across projects, priorities, and evolving team structures.
• Hands-on AI fluency.
• A track record of improving engineering practices.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for working with a globally distributed team and comfort in navigating ambiguity.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage for you and your family
• Flexible locations and schedules
• Generous number of vacation days
• Matching donations and service
• Volunteer project time
• Parental leave