Join our Platform Engineering Productivity team as a Principal Software Engineer. We're looking for a systems-minded engineer who is curious by nature, stays current with AI and emerging tools, and takes ownership not only of what the team builds, but also how the team works In this role, you will help ensure Elastic products are delivered to customers with high quality while making the software development and release process more efficient for engineers across the organization. If you think systematically, thrive in ambiguity, and enjoy enabling teams to build and ship software effectively at scale, we'd love to hear from you As part of the Engineering Productivity team, you will build and improve the frameworks, reusable components, and operational guidelines that help teams own the full software development lifecycle for their services.

Defining and enforcing release quality gates Developing tooling and infrastructure for product deployment and release Review code to uphold engineering standards, improve performance, and catch defects early Collaborating with engineering and product to align on requirements, testing strategy, and delivery goals Drive clear technical communication across teams and projects Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation for systems, processes,



and architectural decisions Mentoring engineers and fostering a collaborative culture around code quality and best practices Benefits Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations. Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent). Ability to move fluidly across projects, priorities, and evolving team structuresExperience with CI/CD systems, GIT and modern development and release practicesEnthusiasm for working with a globally distributed team and comfort in navigating ambiguitySolid understanding of the full software development lifecycle, including build, package, test, release, and quality strategyExperience designing scalable systems and improving developer productivity through tooling and automationHands-on AI fluency, including integrating LLM APIs into production workflows and applying prompt engineering to domain-specific problemsExcellent written and verbal technical communication skillsExperience with cloud infrastructure and developer platforms, including tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, configuration management tools, and major cloud providersDeep experience in one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Bash, Java, or ScalaA track record of improving engineering practices such as code review quality, standards, and team efficiency

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Builder Experience, Platform Engineering Productivity) (Madrid)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Madrid