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Principal Software Engineer I - CI/CD - Platform Engineering Productivity

Elastic· Engineering Productivity
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Remote$159.8k - $252.8kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Role focusing on defining and delivering CI/CD and release infrastructure at Elastic, ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient software delivery across teams while advancing supply chain security.

Responsibilities

  • Define the roadmap and technical vision for CI/CD, from problem identification through org-wide adoption.
  • Identify bottlenecks, friction, or security risks in CI/CD and drive remediation proactively.
  • Design and enforce release gates covering supply chain integrity, artifact provenance, and release readiness, scalable across teams.
  • Direct engineers on multi-quarter projects: break down architecture, assign work, own outcomes in distributed execution.
  • Drive technical communication and produce high-quality documentation for systems, processes, and architectural decisions.
  • Serve as Incident Commander on high-severity supply chain or release incidents and drive structural improvements.
  • Raise the engineering bar through code review, mentorship, design review, and setting voluntary standards.
  • Remain hands-on at the right depth (code review, prototyping, debugging) while primarily leveraging others to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in CI/CD and hardening release pipelines against supply chain attacks.
  • Strong debugging instincts across the full pipeline stack from test runner to artifact store to cluster deployment.
  • Hands-on with CI infrastructure (Buildkite, GitHub Actions, or equivalent), GitOps/ArgoCD, and Kubernetes.
  • Use of AI to accelerate work and understanding AI's impact on supply chain security and scale.
  • Track record of multi-quarter, cross-org ownership with measurable impact.
  • Judgment to push back on flawed plans and ability to align on better approaches.
  • Experience directing work of other engineers toward outcomes and breaking down complex problems into executable work.

Skills

Required:CI/CD design and implementationRelease engineering and supply chain securityIncident command and responseLeadership and cross-org influenceCode review, mentoring, and design reviews

Benefits

  • Elastic stock program participation.
  • Company-matched 401k with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 6% of eligible earnings.
  • Holistic benefits emphasizing employee well-being.
  • Competitive pay with region-specific considerations.
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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