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.
- Owning end-to-end delivery of moderate-to-high complexity projects on the team’s roadmap, with minimal day-to-day direction.
- Operating and hardening shared Elastic Cloud infrastructure (ECH, ECE, and ECK) as Infrastructure as Code – writing and reviewing the Terraform, Python, and Go that other engineers depend on.
- Carrying a 24/7 on-call rotation: responding to incidents, driving them to resolution, and writing clear RCAs/postmortems that lead to lasting fixes rather than repeat pages.
- Reviewing others’ code and designs, and being a trusted second set of eyes on production changes to critical infrastructure.
- Mentoring less experienced engineers, and proactively raising risks, ideas, and improvements in team discussions.
- Improving runbooks, documentation, and operational processes so the on-call load gets lighter over time.
- 5+ years of SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering experience
- Proficiency with Terraform; comfortable owning large, multi-workspace configurations in a team setting
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python; comfort with Go is a plus.
- Deep Linux systems knowledge and experience operating containerized workloads in production.
- Experience carrying a 24/7 on-call rotation, resolving incidents under pressure, and writing RCAs that hold up under review.
- A track record of consistently delivering end-to-end projects of moderate-to-high complexity with minimal oversight, and being a valuable code/design reviewer for your team.
- Comfort thinking about the security implications of the infrastructure you build, not just its reliability – you don’t need to be a security specialist, but you default to a security-conscious mindset.
- A pattern of mentoring less experienced engineers and speaking up with ideas and concerns in team discussions.
- Clear written and verbal communication – you document what you build and can explain it to both engineers and non-engineers.
- Comfort working across time zones, in both real-time and asynchronous contexts.
- Experience with the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, Kibana) in production.
- Experience with GitOps-style deployment tooling (ArgoCD, Helm) or policy-as-code frameworks (e.g., Kyverno) on Kubernetes.
- Experience with secrets management (Vault) or access-control/bastion tooling (Teleport).
- Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible) at fleet scale.
- Exposure to FedRAMP, GovCloud, or other regulated/compliance-driven infrastructure.
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.
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 Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) 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.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in SRE, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering
- Proficiency with Terraform, including ownership of large multi-workspace configurations
- Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python
- Deep Linux systems knowledge
- Experience operating containerized workloads in production
- Experience participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation and resolving incidents under pressure
- Experience writing incident RCAs and postmortems
- Track record delivering moderately to highly complex projects with minimal oversight
- Experience reviewing code and technical designs
- Experience mentoring less experienced engineers
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work across time zones in real-time and asynchronous contexts
- Security-conscious approach to infrastructure development
- Experience with Go
- Production experience with the Elastic Stack, including Elasticsearch, Logstash, Beats, or Kibana
- Experience with GitOps deployment tooling such as ArgoCD or Helm on Kubernetes
- Experience with policy-as-code frameworks such as Kyverno
- Experience with secrets management using Vault
- Experience with access-control or bastion tooling such as Teleport
- Experience with Puppet or Ansible at fleet scale
- Exposure to FedRAMP, GovCloud, or regulated infrastructure
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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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.
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