Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Elastic's Extract and Transformation team as a Software Engineer and collaborate in a distributed, remote-first environment to deliver valuable features for the Elastic Search solution. You will develop frontend features in Kibana using TypeScript and React, contribute to backend server code, and collaborate with international teammates. The role requires strong communication skills, experience with frontend development, and a willingness to learn new technologies. Elastic offers competitive compensation, including base salary and stock options, along with comprehensive benefits such as health coverage, flexible work arrangements, generous vacation time, parental leave, and opportunities for professional growth. The company values diversity, open communication, and a high standard of work.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience building frontend web applications using TypeScript and React
• Knowledge of Python and Ruby, or willingness to learn a new language quickly
• Excellent practical judgment. You know how to prioritize, when to collaborate and ask for help, and when to be independent
• Measured and articulated written and spoken communication skills. You work well with others and can craft concise and expressive thoughts into correspondence: issues, investigations, documentation, and onboarding material
• An interest in learning new tools, languages, workflows, and philosophies that can help you grow. You can function well in an environment that drives towards change

Responsibilities

• Develop frontend features in Kibana using Typescript and React
• Contribute to the backend server code that supports the features
• Collaborate with and mentor international teammates in a mostly text-based, asynchronous, remote-first team environment with occasional video calls and yearly conferences
• Be hands-on with the team and codebase, reviewing work and providing constructive feedback
• Collaborate with the team on features, breaking them down into technical deliverables
• Act as an important and communicative part of an engaged and spirited team, working with designers to build a phenomenal user experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with open source is a plus
• Knowledge of Redux or equivalent state management framework is a plus

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 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings
• A range of other benefits offered with a holistic emphasis on employee well-being