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

📌 Principal Software Engineer (España)
🏢 Elastic
📍 España