- 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. You may work across a wide range of initiatives, including:
- Improving CI infrastructure reliability and efficiency
- Building and managing systems that produce releasable artifacts
- Enabling ephemeral developer environments




- 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
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
- Craft your calendar: Versátil location and schedule for most roles.
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 w

📌 Principal Software Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Madrid