Principal Software Engineer - Platform Infra
Core
Drive technical vision, architecture, and design for Elastic Cloud application networking, covering Ingress, security controls, private connectivity, and DNS management.
Role type
Principal Software Engineer (Platform Infrastructure - Application Networking)
Builds
Elastic Cloud application networking systems (Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, security controls)
Domain
Cloud-native infrastructure, distributed systems, application networking
Required skills
distributed systems architecture, application networking, cloud-native architecture, high-availability SaaS operations, incident management, technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration, autonomous decision-making, AI-assisted development
Preferred skills
Kubernetes networking (Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway, Crossplane), major cloud provider networking (AWS, Azure, GCP), CNCF or open-source networking contributions
Technologies
Kubernetes, Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway, Crossplane, AWS, Azure, GCP
Responsibilities
Set technical direction for major application networking initiatives, lead development of Ingress and security controls, identify and address performance/reliability issues, lead cross-organizational projects, conduct operational investigations and incident reviews, mentor engineers, advise product management and stakeholders on technical trade-offs
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic scope
