Senior Software Engineer - Prism - Security

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 Prism team builds systems that turn Elastic Security's raw data into a trustworthy picture of users, hosts, and services in a customer's environment. As a senior engineer, you will lead technical work across this area, partnering with product, design, and engineering to turn hard problems into reliable systems.

Responsibilities

• Own small-to-medium projects from technical design through production, including data modeling, background tasks, and APIs.
• Make features fast and reliable at scale: profile and optimize queries, tame timeouts, and design for various customer topologies.
• Write high-quality TypeScript and React code, with Node.js services and APIs where needed.
• Build telemetry, tests, and safeguards for predictable production behavior.
• Review code, support teammates, and improve team practices.
• Partner with teams across Elastic Security, Kibana, Elasticsearch/ES|QL, and Support.

Requirements

• Several years of experience building and maintaining production software.
• Deep TypeScript and JavaScript skills, especially with React and Node.js.
• Proven track record of leading projects from conception to deployment.
• Experience using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kibana, Elasticsearch, or Elastic Security.
• Experience with SIEM/UEBA.
• Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Experience building AI-assisted or agent-guided workflows.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work.
• Health coverage for you and your family.
• Flexible locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Matching up to $2000 for financial donations.
• Up to 40 hours for volunteer projects.
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.