CareerPlan

Senior Software Development Engineer, OpenSearch Platform Team

Santa Clara, California, United StatesFull-time$193k–$262k2026-11-12

Core

Build and operate automated release pipelines, tooling, and AI-assisted automation to safely update and manage software across millions of OpenSearch instances at scale.

Role type

Senior Software Development Engineer (Release Engineering & DevOps)

Builds

Self-service release platform, CI/CD pipelines, and automation for distributed systems

Domain

Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, CI/CD, and AI automation

Required skills

Distributed systems design, CI/CD pipeline architecture, AI/agent automation, system reliability and scaling, on-call operations management, end-to-end component ownership

Preferred skills

Full SDLC experience, code review leadership, source control management, testing strategies

Technologies

OpenSearch, automated release engines, AI/ML frameworks for automation

Responsibilities

Design and implement automated release pipelines for millions of instances; extend self-service platforms for engineering teams; implement safety controls like staged rollouts and automated validation; apply AI to reduce manual release effort; manage on-call operations and runbooks; partner with upstream engineering teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities