Principal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control Plane

The role

You will set technical direction and design distributed systems for the Serverless control plane. You will lead multi-quarter projects, mentor engineers, and participate in an on-call rotation.

What you will do

• Set the technical direction for major initiatives across the Serverless control plane.
• Lead multi-quarter projects with dependencies across teams.
• Design, build, and evolve distributed systems that orchestrate and manage Serverless projects.
• Raise the operational bar of services and lead complex incident investigations.
• Participate in the on-call rotation.
• Mentor and support engineers across the team.
• Partner with and advise product management and senior engineering stakeholders.
• Identify and champion improvements to security, stability, and cost efficiency.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years building software, including setting technical direction for complex distributed systems running production at scale.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native architecture.
• Proficiency with Go.
• Hands-on work with at least one major cloud service provider (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure).
• Experience operating high-availability SaaS platforms and responding to incidents.
• Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and transition between different projects or codebases.
• Ability to work autonomously in a distributed team using asynchronous communication.
• Ability to communicate clearly and influence direction across teams and levels.

Nice to have

• Built for FedRAMP or other regulated, compliance-heavy environments.
• Practical knowledge of the Elastic Stack or any of its products.
• Worked with Kubernetes operators or Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK).

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Match up to $2000 for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
• Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
• Stock program eligibility

About the company

Elastic is the Search AI Company that enables finding answers in real time using all data at scale. The company provides cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability.