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.
- Manage and grow a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining Elastic UI (EUI) and other shared design system infrastructure across Global UX.
- Own the team's delivery cadence - sprint planning, quarterly roadmap, outcomes, and status reporting to stakeholders across Elastic.
- Run hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career growth for engineers on the team.
- Build strong team culture and health in a fully distributed, async-first environment.
- Represent Global UX in cross-functional planning with other engineering, design, and product leadership across Elastic.
- Remove blockers for the team: negotiate dependencies with other teams, address organizational friction, and escalate risks early.
- Track adoption and health metrics for the design system (usage, satisfaction, migration progress) and use them to inform roadmap priorities.
- Build relationships with teams that consume the design system, gathering feedback and making sure their needs shape the roadmap.
- Support the team's experiments with AI-assisted design-to-code workflows and developer tools. Balance innovation with delivery commitments.
- Previous experience managing engineering teams that build and maintain design systems, component libraries, or similarly widely-consumed shared UI or platform infrastructure.
- Experience running delivery cadence - sprint planning, quarterly planning, roadmapping, and outcomes for a team that serves many internal stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of frontend engineering (React, TypeScript, component architecture) sufficient to make credible technical tradeoffs alongside your Tech Lead and engineers.
- Experience hiring, developing, and retaining engineers, with a track record of growing people into more senior roles.
- Robust stakeholder management skills. Comfortable sharing the roadmap, tradeoffs, and risks with engineering, design, and product leaders.
- A track record of balancing platform and foundational investment against the urgent feature requests of consuming teams.
- Deep written and verbal communication skills, with experience working in a distributed, async-first team.
- Experience using data and adoption metrics (usage, satisfaction, migration progress) to inform roadmap decisions.
- A collaborative leadership style that earns trust from your engineering team without needing to be the most technical person in the room.
- Curiosity about how AI is changing design-to-code workflows and developer tooling, and comfort helping a team adopt new practices responsibly.
Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.
At Elastic, our compensation philosophy aims to provide fair, competitive and transparent remuneration. Salary ranges are established based on a combination of external market benchmarks, internal pay equity considerations, and the responsibilities and complexity associated with each role. This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets.
The final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position.
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.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster)
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Skills Required
- Experience managing engineering teams that build and maintain design systems, component libraries, or widely consumed shared UI or platform infrastructure
- Experience running sprint planning, quarterly planning, roadmapping, and delivery outcomes for teams serving multiple internal stakeholders
- Working knowledge of frontend engineering, including React, TypeScript, and component architecture
- Experience hiring, developing, and retaining engineers, including growing employees into more senior roles
- Strong stakeholder management skills with engineering, design, and product leaders
- Experience balancing foundational platform investment against urgent feature requests from consuming teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in a distributed, async-first environment
- Experience using adoption and health metrics such as usage, satisfaction, and migration progress to inform roadmaps
- Collaborative leadership style capable of building trust without being the most technical person on the team
- Curiosity about AI-assisted design-to-code workflows and developer tooling, with comfort adopting new practices responsibly
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
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