Elastic
Principal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control Plane
$160K–$304K
United States · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 30, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years building software; Staff or Principal level, or equivalent scope.
- Visa sponsorship
- An export license may be required as a condition of employment for applicants located in or nationals of listed sanctioned countries or regions.
About the job
Sets technical direction and builds the distributed control-plane services that orchestrate the lifecycle of Elastic Cloud Serverless projects across cloud providers.
What you'll do
- Lead technical designs and multi-quarter initiatives from proposal through general availability, coordinating across teams.
- Build and evolve distributed orchestration systems; improve security, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Lead incident investigations and reviews, participate in on-call, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 8+ years building software, including setting technical direction for complex distributed systems in production at scale (Staff or Principal level, or equivalent scope).
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native architecture, including systems that orchestrate other systems.
- Proficiency with Go and hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
- Experience operating high-availability SaaS platforms, responding to incidents, and improving reliability; proven use of AI to accelerate development, debug systems, and optimize code while owning outcomes.
Nice to have
- Experience building for FedRAMP or other regulated, compliance-heavy environments.
- Practical knowledge of the Elastic Stack or its products; experience with Kubernetes operators or ECK.
Pay
$159,800 — $252,800 USD (base salary); $191,900 — $303,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, Go, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), Elasticsearch, Kibana
AI focus
Use AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code while owning the final outcomes.
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