1 month ago
Poland (city not specified)Senior
Responsibilities
- Design and implement new features for Logstash and its plugins using Java and JRuby.
- Design, build, and operate Streams backend services in Golang.
- Add features to and contribute to the OpenTelemetry Collector in Golang.
- Solve distributed-systems problems at scale.
- Maintain, update, and improve existing code and dependencies while ensuring automated test coverage.
- Participate in public GitHub repositories, community forums, pull request reviews, and peer guidance.
- Collaborate with other teams on product goals and support customers with the support organization, including an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- Proficiency in at least one of Java, Golang, or Ruby, with willingness and ability to learn and work with the others.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and efficient-solution skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and adapt across different codebases in a remote-first, highly distributed environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- A proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code while owning final outcomes.
- Familiarity with observability concepts and tools, especially OpenTelemetry, is a bonus.
- Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes experience is a bonus.
- JRuby, open-source software, stream-processing platforms such as Kafka, database technologies such as Postgres or MySQL, network technologies such as TCP, UDP, and HTTP, and Elastic stack exposure are bonus qualifications.
Benefits
- Remote-first work in a globally distributed team with flexible locations and schedules.
- Competitive base pay with no variable compensation component.
- Health coverage for employees and families in many locations.
- Generous vacation allowance.
- Elastic matches up to $2000, or local-currency equivalent, for financial donations and service.
- Up to 40 hours per year for volunteer projects.
- At least 16 weeks of parental leave.
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About Elastic
Elastic builds the Elasticsearch-based platform for enterprise search, observability (logging, metrics, APM), and security (SIEM/endpoint). It sells subscriptions and Elastic Cloud managed services with usage-based pricing, combining open source and proprietary features through Elasticsearch and Kibana. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, Elastic is publicly traded on the NYSE and is used by more than half of the Fortune 500.