Principal Software Engineer - Builder Experience - Platform Engineering Productivity

Elastic is the Search AI Company providing a cloud-based search, security, and observability platform used by over 50% of the Fortune 500 companies, focused on accelerating AI-driven results while securing private information.

• Solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including build, package, test, release, and quality strategy.
• 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, including tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, configuration management tools, and major cloud providers.
• Experience designing scalable systems and improving developer productivity through tooling and automation.
• Ability to move fluidly across projects, priorities, and evolving team structures.
• Hands-on AI fluency, including integrating LLM APIs into production workflows and applying prompt engineering to domain-specific problems.
• A track record of improving engineering practices such as code review quality, standards, and team efficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for working with a globally distributed team and comfort in navigating ambiguity.

• Improve CI infrastructure reliability and efficiency.
• Build and manage systems producing 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 teams 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.

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