Overview
As Principal Software Engineer, you define the architectural direction for Elastic Cloud's application networking, including Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls. You'll lead cross-organizational initiatives, elevate reliability, and mentor engineers while partnering with product and senior staff to shape the platform. This role offers influence over high-scale networking systems and the chance to drive architectural clarity and cost efficiency. You'll work in a distributed environment delivering secure, observable cloud services.
Compensaciones / Beneficios competitive pay
health coverage for you and your family
adaptable locations and schedules
generous vacation days
donation matching up to $2000
volunteer hours (up to 40 hours/year)
Responsabilidades Set the technical direction for major application networking initiatives from proposal to GA
Lead development of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls at scale for Elastic Cloud
Identify and resolve performance, reliability, and operability issues
Lead multi-quarter,



cross-organizational projects and guide delivery
Improve operational quality and lead end-to-end incident investigations and on-call rotation
Mentor engineers and act as a trusted technical advisor across the org
Collaborate with product management and senior stakeholders on trade-offs and roadmap direction
Champion security, stability, and cost-efficiency improvements
Untangle complexity and bring architectural clarity across the platform
Requisitos principales Experience designing high-performance, scalable distributed systems at staff/principal level
Deep expertise in application networking and cloud-native architecture
Strong knowledge of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls
Proven ability to own projects end-to-end and lead multiple engineers
Experience operating high-availability SaaS platforms and improving reliability
Track record of using AI to accelerate development and debug

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Málaga)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Málaga