Senior Software Engineer - Prism - Security
Elastic
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Practise the Senior Software Engineer - Prism - Security at Elastic interview free →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 together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What is The Role
What You Will Be Doing
- Own small-to-medium projects from technical design through production, including data modeling, background tasks, and APIs.
- Make our features fast and reliable at scale: profile and optimize queries, tame timeouts, and design for a range of customer topologies.
- Write high-quality TypeScript and React code, with Node.js services and APIs where needed.
- Build telemetry, tests, and safeguards so the systems behave predictably in production.
- Review code, support teammates, and improve team practices.
- Partner with teams across Elastic Security, Kibana, Elasticsearch/ES|QL, and Support.
What You Bring
- Several years of experience building and maintaining production software.
- Deep TypeScript and JavaScript skills, especially with React and Node.js
- Successfully led projects from conception to deployment
- A proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code, while still owning the final outcomes.
- The ability to collaborate across functions and teams and seamlessly transition between different projects, codebases, or teams based on business priorities
- You can work autonomously, drive decisions and results in a distributed team by leveraging asynchronous, direct, and transparent communication.
Bonus Points
- Experience with Kibana, Elasticsearch, or Elastic Security.
- Experience with SIEM/UEBA
- Knowledge with performance profiling and optimization techniques
- Experience building AI-assisted or agent-guided workflows with human controls.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
At Elastic, our compensation philosophy aims to provide fair, competitive and transparent remuneration. Salary ranges are established based on a combination of external market benchmarks, internal pay equity considerations, and the responsibilities and complexity associated with each role. This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets.
The final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position.
Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People
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 you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- 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
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
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