Principal Software Engineer - Builder Experience - Platform Engineering Productivity @Elastic

Overview

The role involves joining the Platform Engineering Productivity team at Elastic as a Principal Software Engineer. The engineer will help ensure high-quality delivery of Elastic products while making the software development and release processes more efficient across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and improve frameworks, reusable components, and operational guidelines for the software development lifecycle.
• 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 teams on requirements, testing strategies, and delivery goals.
• Drive clear technical communication across teams and projects.
• Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
• 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 programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with CI/CD systems, GIT, and modern development practices.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and developer platforms (e.g., Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Experience designing scalable systems and improving productivity through tooling and automation.
• Hands-on AI fluency and experience integrating LLM APIs into workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for working with a globally distributed team.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on performance.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Flexible working locations and schedules.
• Generous vacation days.
• Financial matching for donations (up to $2000).
• Up to 40 hours for volunteer projects.
• A minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote - Must be based in Poland.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply through the company’s career page.

Deadline

No deadline stated.