Principal Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have a strong background in software engineering with a focus on performance optimization — your experience includes designing and building automated processes for benchmarking large-scale systems. You are proficient in Python and have a deep understanding of Elasticsearch, allowing you to maintain and improve existing tools effectively.

You have experience working in cross-functional teams and can communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Your analytical skills enable you to interpret benchmarking results and identify performance regressions, making you a valuable asset to any team.

You are proactive in investigating performance escalations and have a knack for capacity planning — your ability to define methodologies and guidelines for performance benchmarking will help guide development teams and solution architects.

Desirable

Experience with cloud-based solutions and familiarity with open-source tools will be a plus. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and are eager to contribute to the continuous improvement of performance engineering practices.

What you'll do

In this role, you will design and build tooling for provisioning and executing Elasticsearch performance benchmarking jobs at scale. You will maintain the open-source Python-based benchmarking tool, Rally, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the team. Your responsibilities will include defining best practices for performance benchmarking and collaborating with development teams to implement these practices.

You will lead efforts to develop reporting mechanisms for benchmarking results, providing insights that drive performance improvements. Your role will also involve investigating performance issues and working closely with other engineers to resolve escalations effectively.

You will participate in cross-functional team efforts, sharing your expertise and contributing to a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. Your work will directly impact the performance and reliability of Elasticsearch, helping organizations leverage their data more effectively.

What we offer

Elastic offers a dynamic work environment where innovation is encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to projects that have a significant impact on the industry. We value diversity and inclusion, and we encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement. Join us in our mission to empower organizations to harness the power of search and AI.