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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Elastic's roles stay open a median of 32 days
- Reposted
- Yes taken down and listed again at least once
- 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
The Director of IT Software Engineering at Elastic will lead a small, agile team focused on replacing expensive SaaS tools with custom-built systems using the Elastic Stack. This role involves strategic decision-making on build-vs-buy evaluations, architectural oversight, and hands-on engineering leadership to develop internal platforms that enhance productivity and efficiency across the organization. The position requires collaboration with various departments to ensure the systems built meet company needs and leverage Elastic's own technology effectively.
- 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
- 12+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience managing or leading direct engineering reports or small engineering teams
- Hands-on familiarity and technical capability with Elasticsearch
- Proven track record of guiding full-stack engineering delivery end-to-end
- Proven track record of building, shipping, and managing commercial software or platform systems
- Architectural judgment
Nice to have
- Experience leading teams that build on the Elastic Stack
- Experience with FinOps practices
- Familiarity with Information Technology managed systems
- Experience working in a hypergrowth or post-IPO technology company
- Experience with LLM integration patterns
What you get
- Competitive pay based on the work
- Health coverage for you and your family
- Flexible locations and schedules
- Generous vacation days
- Financial donation matching
- Volunteer project hours
Worth weighing
- No variable compensation component mentioned
- Role is not for SaaS administration or vendor management
- Not a pure infrastructure or DevOps role
- Requires hands-on involvement in architecture and code review
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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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