Elastic
Principal AI Ecosystem Architect - OpenAI/Anthropic
$184K–$291K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
United States - Experience
- 7+ years in technical presales, partner engineering, solutions architecture, or product management.
- Visa sponsorship
- An export license may be required as a condition of employment for applicants located in or nationals of listed sanctioned countries and regions.
About the job
Owns Elastic’s technical strategy and partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic, building integrations and prototypes that connect their AI platforms with Elastic’s search, security, and observability capabilities.
What you'll do
- Drive integration strategy, build reference architectures and prototypes, and inform Elastic’s product roadmap.
- Own technical relationships with OpenAI and Anthropic, coordinating partner and internal teams.
- Create joint technical and go-to-market content and represent Elastic at partner events and conferences.
What they ask for
- Proven experience owning technical relationships with strategic AI or platform partners as a named technical contact.
- Hands-on experience building prototypes and integration demos.
- Track record of influencing product roadmaps and partner priorities.
- Strong communication skills and willingness to travel 30%.
Nice to have
- Direct technical experience with OpenAI and/or Anthropic and familiarity with their partner programs.
- Technical depth in context engineering for AI agents, AI-powered security operations, or AI-powered observability.
Pay
$184,200 — $291,400 USD base salary; $184,200 — $291,400 USD base salary (select locations)
Tools
Elasticsearch, OpenAI, Anthropic
AI focus
Build integrations and prototypes that use frontier AI with enterprise unstructured data, including retrieval for agentic AI and AI-enabled security and observability.
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