Senior Software Engineer - Streams - Observability

<div class="content-intro"><p>Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.</p></div><h3><strong>What is The Role</strong></h3> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="ar263-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ar263-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ar263-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Observability Streams team at Elastic is building Elastic's unified data pipeline - the layer that connects where your data comes from to where it lands, with full control over how it's processed and routed along the way. Whether you're collecting metrics from cloud accounts, shipping logs from agents, or routing traces to different destinations, Streams is what ties it all </span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:ru:" class="chakra-text css-8zk7oi"><span data-offset-key="ar263-1-0"><span data-text="true">together</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="ar263-2-0"><span data-text="true">.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="3iqjd-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3iqjd-0-0">&nbsp;</div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3iqjd-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3iqjd-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Streams Backend team is&nbsp;</span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r10:" class="chakra-text css-8zk7oi"><span data-offset-key="3iqjd-1-0"><span data-text="true">responsible for</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="3iqjd-2-0"><span data-text="true"> the backend services powering this pipeline, ensuring data is routed, processed, and delivered efficiently and reliably at scale. We also own Logstash, the open-source streaming ETL tool (and the “L” in the “ELK stack”) trusted by enterprises worldwide to move and transform data, and we are regular contributors to the OpenTelemetry Collector.</span></span></div> </div> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="57mn7-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="57mn7-0-0">&nbsp;</div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="57mn7-0-0"><span id="popover-trigger-:r12:" class="chakra-text css-bcri66"><span data-offset-key="57mn7-0-0"><span data-text="true">As a&nbsp;</span></span><span data-offset-key="57mn7-0-1"><span data-text="true">Senior software engineer</span></span><span data-offset-key="57mn7-0-2"><span data-text="true"> on the </span></span><span data-offset-key="57mn7-0-3"><span data-text="true">Streams Backend team</span></span><span data-offset-key="57mn7-0-4"><span data-text="true">,you will help drive the design and development of new features across the Streams Backend service and Logstash, contribute to the OpenTelemetry Collector, and support our users and enterprise customers.</span></span></span></div> </div> <div class="p" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="5f884-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5f884-0-0">&nbsp;</div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5f884-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5f884-0-0"><span data-text="true">Our team is distributed across the globe, and we communicate mostly through Slack, GitHub, email and Zoom.</span></span></div> </div> <h3><strong>What You Will Be Doing</strong></h3> <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" data-offset-key="egdcp-0-0"> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="egdcp-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="egdcp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="egdcp-0-0"><span data-text="true">Designing and implementing new features for Logstash and its plugins in Java and JRuby.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="iiuq-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="iiuq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="iiuq-0-0"><span data-text="true">Designing, building, and operating core backend services for the Streams program in Golang.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="7o5vk-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="7o5vk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7o5vk-0-0"><span data-text="true">Adding new features, and making contributions to the Open Telemetry Collector in Golang.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="2ampl-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2ampl-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2ampl-0-0"><span data-text="true">Solving hard distributed systems problems at scale.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="5ll9i-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5ll9i-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5ll9i-0-0"><span data-text="true">Maintaining, updating and improving existing code and dependencies while ensuring automated test coverage.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="dcus5-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="dcus5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="dcus5-0-0"><span data-text="true">Engaging with multiple public GitHub repositories and community forums.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="pujn-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="pujn-0-0"><span data-offset-key="pujn-0-0"><span data-text="true">Providing Pull Request reviews and guidance to your peers.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="5f9gi-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5f9gi-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5f9gi-0-0"><span data-text="true">Collaborating with other teams to drive product goals.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="20lte-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="20lte-0-0"><span data-offset-key="20lte-0-0"><span data-text="true">Working </span></span><span id="popover-trigger-:r14:" class="chakra-text css-8zk7oi"><span data-offset-key="20lte-1-0"><span data-text="true">together</span></span></span><span data-offset-key="20lte-2-0"><span data-text="true"> with the support organization to help our customers, which will also include participating in an on-call rotation.</span></span></div> </li> </ul> <h3>What You Bring</h3> <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" data-offset-key="47v3d-0-0"> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="47v3d-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="47v3d-0-0"><span data-offset-key="47v3d-0-0"><span data-text="true">Ability to work in a remote-first, highly distributed environment, with top-notch verbal and written communication.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="204qq-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="204qq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="204qq-0-0"><span data-text="true">Proficient analytical, problem solving, debugging skills and ability to find efficient solutions.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="861db-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="861db-0-0"><span data-offset-key="861db-0-0"><span data-text="true">Critical thinking, positivity, autonomy and adaptability.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="eib5t-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="eib5t-0-0"><span data-offset-key="eib5t-0-0"><span data-text="true">Expertise in at least one of Java, Golang and Ruby, and willingness to learn and work with the others and ability to adapt to regularly working in different codebases.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="f0vcc-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="f0vcc-0-0"><span data-offset-key="f0vcc-0-0"><span data-text="true">Clear written communication and the ability to work proficiently in a remote-first, highly distributed team.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="733l7-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="733l7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="733l7-0-0"><span data-text="true">A proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code, while still owning the final outcomes.</span></span></div> </li> </ul> <h3>Bonus Points</h3> <ul class="public-DraftStyleDefault-ul" data-offset-key="886u7-0-0"> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-reset public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="886u7-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="886u7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="886u7-0-0"><span data-text="true">Familiarity with observability tools and concepts (tracing, metrics, logging), especially experience with or interest in OpenTelemetry</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="94hjo-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="94hjo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="94hjo-0-0"><span data-text="true">Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="3hlit-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3hlit-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3hlit-0-0"><span data-text="true">JRuby development</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="3nqcg-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="3nqcg-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3nqcg-0-0"><span data-text="true">Open source software development</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="d5tdk-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="d5tdk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="d5tdk-0-0"><span data-text="true">Knowledge of stream processing platforms (such as Kafka), database technologies (e.g., Postgres or MySQL) and network technologies (e.g., TCP, UDP and HTTP).</span></span></div> </li> <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-unorderedListItem public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-listLTR" data-block="true" data-editor="9qjra" data-offset-key="9lrks-0-0"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="9lrks-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9lrks-0-0"><span data-text="true">Exposure to the Elastic stack.</span></span></div> </li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary.&nbsp; This role does not have a variable compensation component.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>At Elastic, our compensation philosophy aims to provide fair, competitive and transparent remuneration. Salary ranges are established based on a combination of external market benchmarks, internal pay equity considerations, and the responsibilities and complexity associated with each role. This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets.</p> <p>The final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position.</p></div><div class="title">The typical starting salary range for this role is:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>€67.000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>€106.000 EUR</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong>Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People</strong></h2> <p>As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. 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