Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Elastic, the Search AI Company, and lead a globally distributed team of Java engineers advancing ES|QL, our new piped query language. You will be responsible for the efficient delivery of search enhancements, working with product managers to define requirements and fostering a collaborative team environment. This experienced team lead role involves roadmap planning, prioritization, resource management, and mentoring direct reports. You will ensure high-quality, innovative feature development in Elasticsearch, while staying true to our software development principles. The ideal candidate possesses strong leadership experience with distributed teams, excellent communication skills, and a passion for writing performant software.

Requirements

• Experience leading distributed teams of software engineers
• Ability to work in a distributed team throughout the world
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to drive conversations across multiple teams to a conclusion
• Previous experience working with stakeholders outside of Engineering
• You know and care about writing performant software and have traced and fixed performance issues yourself
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work independently

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor and lead a globally distributed team of Java engineers working on advancing ES|QL and enabling adoption by other teams and our customers
• Lead the efficient delivery of search enhancements with regular releases of Elasticsearch, ensuring high quality and innovative feature development
• Work with our product managers to define requirements
• Foster a culture of mutual respect, collaboration and consensus based decision-making
• Stay true to the principles of software development as adopted by our team
• Build roadmaps and lead prioritization; balance the right amount of structure and planning for a fast-paced engineering team
• Identify resource requirements and help drive recruitment of high quality colleagues
• Support the development and training of direct reports through regular 1:1s and career conversations
• Be a great person to work with, somebody who sincerely empathizes with others

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience as a hands-on software engineer so you understand the core principles of the engineering work that is going on in your team
• Experience with query languages
• Open Source experience
• Prior professional exposure to Elasticsearch
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes

Benefits

• 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