Join Elastic as a Software Engineer II to enhance security workflows and user capabilities in a fully remote environment.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 month ago
Last verified on the company career page 13 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
You'll be using AI to quickly understand and solve problems.
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Software Engineer II on the Security EDR Workflows team at Elastic focuses on developing user-facing capabilities and workflows for the Elastic Defend agent, enhancing security threat responses. Proficiency in Typescript and Node.js is essential, along with a mindset geared towards leveraging AI for problem-solving. This position is well-suited for engineers with a background in cybersecurity or forensics, who thrive in collaborative environments and are eager to contribute to high-impact security solutions. The team emphasizes innovation and continuous improvement, working within a globally distributed framework.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about a month ago — first seen on Joblaze September 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Elastic's careers page October 30, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 5 other locations at Elastic: Portugal, Ireland, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom.
- Starts above 9% of 11 comparable mid security roles that list TypeScript we track (median $130,000 across 8 companies). See TypeScript salary trends
- TypeScript appears in 7.4% of 378 comparable mid security roles; Node.js appears in 1.9% of 378 comparable mid security roles.
Quick facts
- Is the Software Engineer II - EDR Workflows - Security role remote?
- Yes — Elastic lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Elastic lists €50,900–€80,500 for this role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Node.js, React, TypeScript.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Elastic targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Software Engineer II - EDR Workflows - Security 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.
What is The Role
What You Will Be Doing
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You’ll implement features that power Elastic Defend user interface capabilities.
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You’ll contribute to the architecture of Elastic Defend management and response actions framework along with OSquery forensics capabilities.
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You’ll develop scalable, high performance systems within the Elastic ecosystem.
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Write production-grade code in Typescript/Node JS (and potentially other languages) as part of high-quality, well-tested codebase.
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You’ll collaborate with other Elastic engineering teams when working on cross-team efforts.
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You’ll be helping on engineering standards, tooling and team processes improvements driven by AI usage.
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You’ll participate in code reviews.
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You’ll work with a globally distributed team of skilled engineers focused on delivering Elastic Defend and OSquery capabilities from Kibana point of view.
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You’ll collaborate with team members on large product features.
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You’ll be using AI to supercharge development work.
What You Bring
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You have a basic knowledge of TNode JS and React JS skills. Typescript is a plus.
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You take advantage of AI for better comprehension of complex problems and quickly ramping up into solutions.
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You have an AI powered development mindset.
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You are curious and want to engage in team meetings.
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Comfortable developing collaboratively. Giving and receiving feedback on code and approaches, even asynchronous over different timezones.
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An initiative-taking mindset: you ask the right questions, don't make assumptions, and look for ways to improve both product and engineering processes.
Bonus Points
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Experience and interest in contributing or developing open-source projects
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Knowledge of the Elastic stack and solutions
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Experience on cybersecurity and forensics.
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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