Join Elastic as a Senior Software Engineer to lead technical designs and enhance cloud offerings in a distributed team.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
What you'll build
- Guide cross-team technical designs
- Lead best practices for development
- Contribute to technical plans
- Collaborate with other teams
- Analyze current system strengths and limitations
Must have
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
- Experience providing technical leadership
- Knowledge of back-end languages such as Scala, Java or Go
Nice to have
- Technical depth in SaaS technologies
- Passion for automation and quality
Practical constraints
- Eligible to work in DoD Impact Level 5
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer on the Control Plane - Hosted team at Elastic focuses on technical design and development for the company's cloud offerings, engaging in coding, debugging, and feature prioritization. Proficiency in back-end languages like Scala, Java, or Go, along with experience in SaaS technologies, is essential for success. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with a strong background in delivering high-quality code and providing technical leadership. The role is part of a globally distributed team, emphasizing collaboration across various product teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 23, 2026. Last confirmed on Elastic's careers page October 23, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 4 other locations at Elastic: Canada, Portugal, Greece, Poland.
- Starts above 13% of 511 comparable senior backend roles we track (median $163,000 across 129 companies).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications) role remote?
- It's hybrid — Elastic expects some on-site time in Spain.
- What's the salary range?
- Elastic lists €76,000–€98,400 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications) role.
- Where is the role based?
- Elastic is hiring for this position in Spain.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Go, Java, Scala.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Elastic targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer - Control Plane (Hosted Foundations / Applications) role at Elastic.
From the original posting
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.
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Guide cross-team technical designs and help create a team-wide high level architecture
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Lead best practices for development, ensuring a reliable, scalable foundation and an engaging user experience for our customers
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Contribute and lead technical plans and direction within our team and across other product teams in Elastic
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Be part of a distributed team of engineers from all across the globe
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Collaborate with other teams within Elastic. Examples include helping Support engineers in diagnosing problems or advising the Elasticsearch engineers with designing new features
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5+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a track record of delivering high-quality code
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Previous experience providing pragmatic technical leadership for a group of engineers
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Knowledge of back-end languages such as Scala, Java or Go
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Technical depth in one or more technologies relevant for SaaS (orchestration, networking, containers, etc.)
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Passion for automation and quality
- Are eligible to work in DoD Impact Level 5
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.
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