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.
- Own complex billing and account management systems, including public APIs, internal APIs, and Cloud console experiences.
- Lead API design and evolution — set standards for contract stability, versioning, and developer experience across internal and external consumers.
- Build and improve full-stack features in Elastic Cloud consoles, from backend services to frontend billing and account UIs.
- Improve observability, incident response, and reliability of billing-facing services using modern DevOps practices.
- Shape system architecture for scale and modularity. Guide service design, API structure, and data modeling.
- Work with SRE and Cloud teams to improve deployment, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Be the go-to technical reviewer for the billing experience stack. Maintain technical consistency and quality standards.
- Mentor engineers and tech leads across the Billing organization. Help raise the bar on design and operational standards.
- Work with Product, Design, and Finance to set roadmap priorities. Make sure plans are feasible and aligned with business goals.
- Take part in on-call rotations. Make sure systems are production-ready through automation, resilience testing, and alerting.
- 8+ years in backend or full-stack engineering, with solid skills in API design and development.
- Proven experience building and maintaining developer-facing or customer-facing APIs at scale.
- Solid background in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including networking, IAM, monitoring, and deployment.
- Experience with frontend technologies used in console or dashboard products is a plus (React or similar).
- Ability to lead multi-quarter projects across teams — building consensus and delivering results.
- Track record of mentoring engineers, setting technical direction, and raising engineering standards.
- Experience with SaaS billing, metering, or financial systems is a real plus.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills. Able to influence across teams and speak to both technical and non-technical partners.
- Comfortable working on your own in a global, distributed, and async environment.
- Able to work across projects, collaborate across functions and teams, and adapt to changing team structures.
- Track record of using AI to accelerate up development, debug complex systems, and improve code quality — while owning the outcomes.
- Eligible to work in Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 4 or above cloud service environments.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
The typical starting salary range for new hires in this role is listed below. In select locations (including Seattle WA, Los Angeles CA, the San Francisco Bay Area CA, and the New York City Metro Area), an alternate range may apply as specified below.
These ranges represent the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the ranges may be modified in the future.
An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Elastic believes that employees should have the opportunity to share in the value that we create together for our shareholders. Therefore, in addition to cash compensation, this role is currently eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Our total rewards package also includes a company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings, along with a range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being.
As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.
We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.
We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email [email protected]. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience
- Strong API design and development skills
- Experience building and maintaining developer-facing or customer-facing APIs at scale
- Experience with cloud infrastructure in AWS, GCP, or Azure, including networking, IAM, monitoring, and deployment
- Ability to lead multi-quarter projects across teams
- Experience mentoring engineers and setting technical direction
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently in a global, distributed, async environment
- Ability to collaborate across projects, functions, and teams and adapt to changing structures
- Experience using AI to accelerate development, debug systems, and improve code quality
- Eligibility to work in Department of Defense Impact Level 4 or above cloud service environments
- Experience with frontend technologies used in console or dashboard products, such as React
- Experience with SaaS billing, metering, or financial systems
Elastic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elastic and has not been reviewed or approved by Elastic.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many technical and go‑to‑market roles and compares well within its peer group. Strong equity components and benefits bolster perceived total compensation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as fully paid for employees and families in many locations, which is unusually generous among tech firms. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is emphasized in official materials.
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Parental & Family Support — A minimum of 16 weeks of paid parental leave is offered globally, with additional family‑formation support. These policies are positioned as core elements of the package.
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What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
Free and open isn’t just how we build our products, it’s how we build our culture. We value creativity and mobility, so you can grow how (and where) you want to… and be happier at work.
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