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Elastic

Senior Software Engineer - Docs Engineering - Documentation

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remote senior full-time €55,800-€88,300 EUR Portugal

First indexed 18 Jun 2026

Description

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.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Docs Engineering Team. In this role, you will bring your technical expertise to our distributed team in order to build, maintain, and support our documentation platform, tooling and pipelines.

You will have the autonomy to help lead the effort in redefining how technical documentation is authored and delivered. You will work alongside a variety of stakeholders to understand business needs, plan and design solutions, and rollout and promote systems and processes.

Responsibilities

  • You'll be developing, maintaining, and supporting software that bridges the gap between content creation and high-scale delivery.
  • You'll work in a multi-language environment across a range of technologies.
  • You'll leverage AI-assisted coding and emerging tools to radically improve engineering efficiency and automation.
  • You'll work alongside the Product Team and other stakeholders to translate business needs into elegant, scalable deployment patterns and processes.
  • You'll maintain a relentless focus on usability, ensuring our documentation platforms provide a world-class experience for developers.

Requirements

  • You have proven experience in building, releasing, supporting and maintaining software products for a broad user base.
  • You have a minimum 8 years of recent software engineering experience, with proficiency in a variety of programming languages.
  • You are comfortable with AI-assisted coding and have a drive to integrate these tools into the modern development lifecycle.
  • You can demonstrate a deep understanding of industry best practices, complex architectures, and the nuances of distributed systems.
  • You have a strong focus on usability and developer experience.
  • You have a genuine interest in technology.
  • You have excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
  • You can think clearly, work independently, and collaborate effectively across a remote, global team.

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
  • 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

The typical starting salary range for this role is: €55,800-€88,300 EUR

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