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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 56 days Elastic's roles stay open a median of 53 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Elastic's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Elastic
- high 208 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
- 2026-10-08
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
The Principal Software Engineer will lead the technical direction and architecture of application networking initiatives for Elastic Cloud, focusing on Ingress, security controls, private connectivity, and DNS management. This role involves overseeing multi-quarter projects, improving operational quality, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with product management and senior stakeholders. The engineer will also be responsible for addressing performance and reliability issues while championing improvements in security and cost efficiency.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- 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
- Experience with building software, including setting technical direction for complex distributed systems running production at scale
- Deep expertise in application networking and cloud-native architecture
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems
- Ability to own projects from beginning to end, including technical design and collaboration
- Experience operating high-availability SaaS platforms and responding to incidents
- Proven track record of using AI to accelerate development and optimize code
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes networking (Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway, and Crossplane)
- Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and its networking ecosystem
- Contributions to CNCF or other open-source networking projects
What you get
- Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
- Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
- Flexible locations and schedules for many roles
- Generous number of vacation days each year
- Financial donation matching up to $2000
- Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects
Worth weighing
- No variable compensation component mentioned, only base salary
- Salary range provided is typical starting range, actual offer may vary based on multiple factors
- Role involves on-call rotation and leading complex incident investigations
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Listed by Elastic on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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