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Senior Security Research Engineer

Elastic · Canada

Posted 20 days ago

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This role has been open
20 days
Elastic's roles stay open a median of 32 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Elastic's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Elastic
low
0 stale, 5 reposted of 372 open
Hiring momentum
495 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Elastic's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Elastic.

About this role

As a Senior Security Research Engineer at Elastic, you will research and develop innovative security features to protect users against emerging threats. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include analyzing attacker techniques, building endpoint visibility, writing production code in C/C++, reverse engineering malware, and collaborating with a diverse team to enhance security solutions. You will also lead technical initiatives and share your findings with the broader community through publications and presentations.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Elastic as an employer.

What you need

  • 6+ years of professional experience analyzing attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and building detection methods for real security threats
  • 6+ years of development experience in C, C++, and Python
  • Deep operating system internals knowledge, particularly in Windows, with macOS or Linux depth close behind
  • In-depth reverse engineering and malware analysis experience
  • An adversarial instinct to anticipate evasion of protections
  • Collaborative mentality and eagerness to learn new skills and technologies

Nice to have

  • Vulnerability research and exploit development experience
  • Red teaming experience or background in building offensive tooling
  • Kernel-mode development experience
  • Ownership or long-term maintenance of an open-source security tool
  • Conference speaking experience or established publication record

What you get

  • Competitive pay based on work performance
  • Health coverage for you and your family
  • Flexible locations and schedules
  • Generous vacation days
  • Financial donation matching up to $2000
  • Up to 40 hours per year for volunteer projects

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work policies or location flexibility beyond general statements
  • Salary range provided, but actual compensation may vary based on multiple factors
  • Role involves high responsibility with potential pressure due to security-critical code
  • Focus on collaboration across time zones may require flexible working hours

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Listed by Elastic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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