Where does Elastic hire?

Elastic recruits across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Each posting names the country or location for that role, so check its location requirements before applying.

What benefits does Elastic offer?

Elastic offers health coverage, paid time off, parental and caregiving benefits, retirement plans with a company match, and equity opportunities. Its parental-leave policy provides at least 16 weeks, and remote workspace costs can be reimbursed when you join and again every five years. Specific benefits vary by region.

Does Elastic share salary ranges?

Yes. Elastic publishes starting salary ranges in US job postings, with different ranges for some locations. Pay within a range depends on factors including relevant experience, skills, and geographic location. The company says it bases pay on the work rather than previous salary.

What is Elastic's interview process like?

The process generally runs: application, a 30-minute recruiter screen, department interviews (45–90 minutes), an optional panel presentation, a technical assessment for some roles (60–90 minutes), then a decision and onboarding. Most interviews are conducted virtually, though some may be held on-site.

Can I use AI when applying to Elastic?

Elastic allows AI to help organize your thoughts, polish your resume, and prepare for interviews. Your experience and skills must remain accurate, and you should be able to explain your approach. Interview conversations must take place without AI assistance.

Principal Software Engineer I - CI/CD - Platform Engineering Productivity

Elastic

Remote

Job Description

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.

What Is The Role :

The Platform Engineering Productivity team operates the CI, CD, and Release infrastructure for the company. We ensure developers can efficiently and safely deploy changes across our various environments and at scale. In an age of AI, the landscape is evolving rapidly from scaling needs to, more than ever, securing our supply chain. There are interesting challenges to tackle.

We're looking for a proactive systems thinker who delivers on business-driven projects while identifying and driving the work that keeps our infrastructure ahead before scaling and security challenges become problems. If you're energized by work that makes every engineering team at Elastic ship faster and more securely, we'd love to hear from you.

What You Will Be Doing :

Define the roadmap and technical vision for CI/CD, from problem identification through org-wide adoption.
Identify where CI/CD is a bottleneck, a source of friction, or a security risk before it becomes an incident, and drive the remediation rather than waiting to be assigned it.
Design and enforce release gates covering supply chain integrity, artifact provenance, and release readiness, built to scale across teams without becoming a tax on engineering velocity.
Direct engineers on your team through complex, multi-quarter projects: break down the architecture, assign the work, and own the outcome even when the execution is distributed.
Drive clear technical communication and alignment across teams, and produce high-quality documentation for systems, processes, and architectural decisions.
Serve as Incident Commander on high-severity supply chain or release incidents, and use each incident as a forcing function for structural improvements.
Raise the engineering bar across the org through code review, mentorship, design review, and by setting standards others adopt voluntarily.
Remain hands-on at the right depth: you'll review code, prototype approaches, and debug production issues, but your primary leverage at this level is through the work of others, not your own output.

What You Bring :

Deep expertise in CI/CD and what it takes to harden a release pipeline against supply chain attacks.
Strong debugging instincts across the full pipeline stack: you trace failures from test runner to artifact store to cluster deployment without needing a specialist for each layer.
Hands-on with CI infrastructure (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or equivalent), GitOps/ArgoCD, and Kubernetes.
You use AI to accelerate your own work and your team's and you understand AI's impact on supply chain security and scale.
A track record of multi-quarter, cross-org ownership: you've identified the right problem, designed the solution, and gotten organizations that didn't report to you to change how they work.
The judgment to push back on a prescribed plan when it's the wrong call, and the credibility to get alignment on a better approach.
Experience directing the work of other engineers toward outcomes not just collaborating, but breaking down complex problems into executable work and holding the outcome.

Compensation for this role is in the form of base salary. This role does not have a variable compensation component.

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.

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.

The typical starting salary range for this role is:

€67.000—€106.000 EUR

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
Generous number of vacation days each year
Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co. We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster)

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Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

Health Insurance

Elastic offers health coverage for employees and their families in many locations.

Dental Insurance

Dental insurance is available to US employees.

Vision Insurance

Vision insurance is available to US employees.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

US employees have access to a Health Savings Account.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

US employees have access to a Flexible Spending Account.

Life Insurance

Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment coverage is provided to US employees.

Disability Insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage is available to US employees.

Mental Health Benefits

Elastic provides emotional support services alongside health coverage as part of its Health and Well-being benefits.

Employee Assistance Program

Elastic offers an employee assistance program alongside its mental well-being resources.

Financial

401(k) / Retirement Plan

Elastic offers a 401(k) retirement plan for US employees, with regional retirement plans available in other locations.

401(k) Match

Elastic provides dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching up to 6% of eligible earnings for US employees.

Equity / RSUs

Elastic offers equity compensation through restricted stock unit grants.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Eligible employees can buy Elastic shares at a discount through its employee stock purchase plan.

Time Off

PTO / Vacation

Elastic encourages employees to take paid time off, including vacation and sick days; specific benefits vary by region.

Sick Days

Elastic offers paid sick time as part of its time-off benefits.

Paid Holidays

Elastic observes paid company holidays as part of its time-off package.

Bereavement Leave

Paid bereavement leave is available following the death of a family member or loved one.

Remote & Equipment

Home Office Stipend

Elastic reimburses employees to set up their remote workspace when they join and again after every five years of tenure.

Company Equipment

Elastic offers work equipment for employees.

Family & Care

Parental Leave

New parents receive at least 16 weeks of paid parental leave.

Fertility Benefits

Family-formation support includes fertility treatment and surrogacy assistance.

Caregiver Policy

Caregiving time off and support resources help employees care for family members.

Professional Growth

Learning & Development Programs

Elastic offers learning and development programs to support skill building and career growth.

Culture & Perks

Volunteer Time Off

Employees receive up to 40 paid hours each year to volunteer with organizations they care about.

Charity Matching

Elastic matches employee charitable donations up to US$2,000 per year, or the local currency equivalent.

Employee Resource Groups

Elastician Resource Groups connect employees across identities and interests as part of Elastic's global community.

Team Events & Social Budget

Job Description

What Is The Role :

What You Will Be Doing :

What You Bring :

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

Compensation

Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

Financial

Time Off

Remote & Equipment

Family & Care

Professional Growth

Culture & Perks

Tech Stack

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Frameworks

Databases

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