Senior Software Engineer - Beacon - Typescript/React

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role

In this role, you will be a key member of the Beacon team. The team own the infrastructure layer of AlertZero, which is the Agentic Security Operations platform. We also oversee other components like Graph Visualization and Automatic Migration. You'll have the chance to lead the development of key platform features that support security workflows, collaborating closely with product managers and fellow engineers. You'll have a hand in shaping the architecture that will serve as the foundation for future projects, making your impact felt throughout the organization.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop high-quality software solutions for the AlertZero platform while implementing and maintaining essential security features within the infrastructure. Write unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability and performance of the code.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure all code adheres to established coding standards. Provide constructive feedback to peers, improving overall code quality. Collaborate with team members to address any issues discovered during reviews and suggest automations that enhance the developer experience and streamline deployments.
• Design scalable and secure system architectures for the AlertZero platform (or other features). Create detailed technical specifications and documentation for system components. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the system design meets business requirements.
• Take full ownership of features. This includes managing everything from design to deployment. You will also provide production support. You will drive technical decisions. After release, monitor system health and make improvements based on real-world usage and incidents.

What You Bring

• 5+ years in software development
• Deep TypeScript and JavaScript skills, especially with React and Node.js.
• Solid system design skills — you can architect scalable, secure, distributed systems and reason about the tradeoffs involved.
• A proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code, while still owning the final outcomes.
• The ability to collaborate across functions and teams and seamlessly transition between different projects, codebases, or teams based on business priorities.
• You can work autonomously, drive decisions and results in a distributed team by leveraging asynchronous, direct, and transparent communication.
• Great communication skills.

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• 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

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

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