Principal Software Engineer (Networking) - Platform
Elastic
The role
Job description
Role Overview
As part of the Platform Engineering department, the Traffic team is crafting, building, and improving the multi-cloud platform at scale for Elastic Cloud Hosted and Serverless. We grow and mature our distributed network services and solutions for multiple cloud service provider platforms.
What You Will Do
Taking an engineering approach in leading technical initiatives for automating network engineering efforts to guarantee the reliability of the global Elastic infrastructure. Growing our global Platform infrastructure to meet the increasing scaling demands by developing and maintaining software, codebases, tooling and automations.
Why It Might Be a Fit
10+ years in Software Engineering with product success in delivering Cloud network solutions. You collaborate with engineers as an authority in identifying, implementing and delivering solutions. Experience in public cloud, Go and managed Kubernetes services is advantageous.
Requirements
- 10+ years in Software Engineering
- Product success in delivering Cloud network solutions
- Experience in public cloud, Go and managed Kubernetes services
Benefits
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
- Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
- Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave
- Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
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Listing details
- Listed location
- United States
- Annual salary
- $189,800 – $232,900 / year
- Employment
- Full Time
- Published
- Jun 12, 2026
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- Himalayas
- Listing last observed
- Jul 27, 2026
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