Software Engineer II (Networking) - Platform Infra

The role

You will shape application networking solutions within the Elastic Cloud, focusing on Ingress, security controls, private connectivity, and DNS management. You will design scalable features, analyze performance metrics, and collaborate with engineering teams to meet networking requirements.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable and robust application networking features
• Integrate security controls into networking solutions
• Refactor existing code using AI tools
• Analyze performance metrics to pinpoint bottlenecks
• Conduct load testing to assess scalability
• Optimize code to enhance response times and resource efficiency
• Implement performance monitoring tools
• Identify and tackle application networking issues
• Conduct root cause analysis for network-related incidents
• Collaborate with Engineering teams to fulfill Application Networking requirements

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing software in Golang with an emphasis on networking components that can scale
• Knowledge with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their networking ecosystem
• Proficient in using AI tools to enhance code functionality and maintainability
• Facilitated knowledge-sharing initiatives that promoted best practices in application networking across teams
• Care about the quality of work shipped — testing, observability, and operability
• Curiosity about distributed systems and how services communicate at scale
• A collaborative approach: welcoming feedback, sharing context, learning from teammates

Nice to have

• Experience working with Kubernetes (Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway & Crossplane)

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules
• 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

Before you apply

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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. The Elastic Search AI Platform is used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500.