Senior Software Engineer -Observability, Managed Inputs @Elastic

Overview

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables users to find answers in real-time using their data at scale. The Senior Software Engineer role within the Observability organization involves building high-performing backend ingestion pipelines for telemetry across diverse environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, deploy, and maintain high-performing, scalable features within Managed Inputs and Managed Integrations across cloud providers.
• Take ownership of projects and features from concept to delivery.
• Provide engineering support for escalated customer cases on a rotation basis.
• Mentor peers through pull request reviews to ensure code quality and promote best practices.
• Monitor alerts, build SLIs and SLOs, and ensure system stability.
• Cultivate a positive and collaborative team culture across time zones.
• Be on call for services owned by the team (current rotation is 12h/day/week every 8-10 weeks).

Requirements

• Intermediate to Expert Go skills with strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and Kafka.
• Intermediate experience with Observability concepts (tracing, metrics, logs, profiling).
• Strong understanding of microservice architecture and distributed systems.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and investigate unexpected system behaviors.
• Independently work in a globally distributed team while collaborating with colleagues.
• Experience or interest in OpenTelemetry.
• Proven experience with AI-assisted development tools.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on work done, not previous salary.
• Health coverage for employees and their families in many locations.
• Flexible schedules and locations for many roles.
• Generous vacation days each year.
• Financial donation matching up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent).
• Up to 40 hours per year for volunteer projects.
• A minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.

Location

Remote position in Portugal.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should submit their resume via the company’s career page.

Deadline

No specific deadline stated.