Principal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control Plane

Elastic is hiring a Principal Software Engineer for the Control Plane Serverless team to shape the orchestration layer behind Elastic Cloud Serverless. The role involves setting technical direction, leading multi-quarter projects, designing distributed systems on Kubernetes and Go, and mentoring engineers. The team operates across AWS, GCP, and Azure, and is distributed globally. This is a senior individual contributor role focusing on platform reliability and security.

8+ years building software for complex distributed systems at scale. Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native architecture. Proficiency in Go and experience with at least one major cloud provider. Experience operating high-availability SaaS platforms and incident response. Proven use of AI to accelerate development. Ability to collaborate across teams and work autonomously in a distributed environment. Clear communication and influence without formal authority.