Software Engineer II

Summary

Join Elastic, the Search AI Company, as a talented software engineer to build product enhancements for search components, contributing to Kibana, Search UI, and other Elastic-maintained packages. Collaborate with a remote-first team, primarily using asynchronous communication, while actively participating in code reviews and providing constructive feedback. You will work closely with the team to break down features into technical deliverables. The ideal candidate possesses full-stack software development experience using TypeScript and Javascript, ideally in React, along with excellent communication and problem-solving skills. A passion for learning new technologies and a collaborative spirit are essential. Elastic offers competitive pay, health coverage, flexible work arrangements, generous vacation time, and various other benefits.

Requirements

• Experience building full-stack software using TypeScript and Javascript, ideally in React
• Excellent practical judgment. You know how to prioritize, when to collaborate and ask for help, and when to be independent
• Measured and clear 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

• You will be building product enhancements for search components with contributions to Kibana, Search UI and other Elastic-maintained packages
• You will collaborate with teammates in a mostly text-based, asynchronous, remote-first team environment with occasional video calls and yearly conferences
• You’ll be hands-on with the team and codebase, reviewing work and providing constructive feedback
• You will collaborate with the team on features, helping break them down into technical deliverables. You’ll act as an important and communicative part of an engaged and spirited team

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