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Senior Software Engineer

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Location
United States
Posted
26 days ago
Department
Obs - Application Observability
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Solid production experience with full-stack JavaScript, preferably TypeScript; React on the front end and Node.js on the back end.
  • A track record of leading non-trivial projects end-to-end, with real design ownership and minimal guidance.
  • Proficient architecture and system-design judgment, including in large, existing codebases.
  • Successfully designed and launched multiple user interface components that significantly increased user commitment.
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools.
  • Exemplary written and verbal communication, and a genuine excitement for async collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
Nice to have
  • Experience with the Elastic stack, observability tooling, or log/data-ingestion pipelines.
  • Go, Kubernetes, or cloud-native application development experience.
  • Experience building large user interfaces that manage a lot of data, including skills in search, filtering, and tables.
  • Experience working with streaming or real-time data.
  • Prior open-source / working-in-the-open experience, or time on a developer-facing platform team.
What the job really is

The Senior Software Engineer will join the Streams UI team at Elastic, focusing on enhancing user interfaces for the Fleet management experience and the Streams tool for log data. Responsibilities include designing and implementing UI components using TypeScript, React, and Node.js, leading architectural discussions, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with designers and product managers to improve user experience.

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
Things to weigh
  • No variable compensation component mentioned, only base salary.
  • Salary ranges provided, but may vary based on multiple factors.
  • Fully-distributed team may require strong self-management and communication skills.
  • Experience with Reactflow is a plus but not mandatory.
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