Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch
Elastic · Platform - Elasticsearch
- Location
- United States
- Workplace
- Unspecified
- Level
- Staff+
- Type
- Unspecified
- Pay
- $160K–$253K/yr (estimated from posting text)
- Posted
- 3 months ago
- Source
- Greenhouse
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What the posting covers
About the company
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 Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings…
What is The Role
We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. In this role, you will lead the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features. These features include authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. You…
What You Will Be Doing
Owning core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on the delivery of new critical features. Leading the technical design, plan, and execution for major security components inside the Elasticsearch core engine. Developing the…
What You Bring
You have deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management. You understand how concurrency models work. You can write code that is high-performance, thread-safe, and lock-free. This experience includes working with large open-source and enterprise…
Bonus Points
Knowledge of cipher suites, TLS handshakes, and PKI/certificate lifecycle management. Cryptographic methods considering memory usage and delays. Familiarity with the implications of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and readiness to support the migration of…
Bonus Points
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total…
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As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if…
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