Software Developer I

Summary

Join Elastic's Developer Tools Team as a Software Engineer to build, maintain, and support client libraries and framework integrations. You will leverage your expertise in programming languages and ecosystems, focusing on Python, to contribute to open-source projects. Collaborate with a distributed team, engage with developer communities, and support users through various channels. Develop and maintain software, participate in team projects, and collaborate with external project maintainers. Experience with the Elastic product suite is beneficial but not essential. The role involves working with open-sourced code, understanding versioning, managing releases, and interacting with users publicly.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of backend software engineering experience
• Recent working experience of at least one major programming language, such as Python (preferred), JavaScript or Go
• Knowledge of developing software within an open-source environment
• Knowledge of industry best practices in software engineering
• A strong focus on usability and developer experience
• A genuine interest in technology and an active interest in exploring multiple programming languages
• An understanding of core AI principles and LLMs
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to work as part of a remote, globally distributed team
• Clear thinking, self-motivation, and the ability to learn and work independently

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and support libraries and third-party integrations for the Elastic Stack, working in a mixture of languages including Python, JavaScript and Go
• Participate in the design and development of team-wide projects
• Support users through GitHub issues, forums, and official support channels
• Collaborate with maintainers of external projects (e.g., GenAI frameworks) to facilitate integration with the Elastic Stack
• Represent Elastic within relevant communities and ecosystems

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience with the Elastic product suite is not essential, but is beneficial

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
• Elastic's stock program
• Company-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings