Elastic
Principal Software Engineer I - CI/CD - Platform Engineering Productivity
$160K–$304K
United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
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About the job
Leads CI/CD and release infrastructure strategy, security, and delivery across Elastic, improving developer productivity and supply-chain integrity.
What you'll do
- Set the CI/CD technical vision and roadmap, and identify and remediate pipeline bottlenecks and security risks.
- Design scalable release gates for supply-chain integrity, artifact provenance, and release readiness; direct engineers on multi-quarter projects.
- Lead incident response for high-severity supply-chain or release incidents and raise engineering standards through reviews, mentorship, and documentation.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in CI/CD and securing release pipelines against supply-chain attacks.
- Hands-on experience with CI infrastructure (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or equivalent), GitOps/ArgoCD, and Kubernetes.
- Track record of multi-quarter, cross-organizational ownership and influencing teams beyond direct reporting lines.
- Experience directing engineers’ work, breaking down complex problems, and owning outcomes.
Pay
$159,800 — $252,800 USD (base salary); $191,900 — $303,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Buildkite, GitHub Actions, GitOps/ArgoCD, Kubernetes
AI focus
Use AI to accelerate individual and team work, and understand AI's impact on supply-chain security and scale.
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