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 / Incentivos * competitive pay * health coverage for you and your family * flexible 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 debugging * Strong collaboration across functions and autonomous, transparent communication * Ability to influence direction across teams without formal authority * collaboration across functions * leadership and mentorship * clear, asynchronous communication * Kubernetes networking (Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway, Crossplane) * AWS, Azure, or GCP networking ecosystems * Design, operation, and evolution of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Application Networking) - Platform Infrastructure (León)
🏢 Elastic
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