Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch

Elastic · United States

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Company
Elastic
Location
United States
Salary
$159,800 — $252,800
Posted
July 23, 2026

About this job

What is The Role We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. In this role, you will lead the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features. These features include authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. You will work with engineering and product leaders at Elastic. Your goal is to provide high-performance security at all levels. This includes ensuring that our distributed data store has top-quality security at scale. What You Will Be Doing Owning core security initiatives from architecture to production, focusing on the delivery of new critical features. Leading the technical design, plan, and execution for major security components inside the Elasticsearch core engine.…

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