United States onlyElastic is seeking a Technical Lead to drive the backend development and infrastructure for our flagship website, Elastic.co. The role will work closely with a distributed team of backend engineers and platform specialists, focusing on building scalable data integration systems, content management workflows, and robust web services.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in backend web development, with a focus on scalable web applications and APIs
- 3+ years of experience as a senior technical contributor or technical lead in collaborative environments
- Strong expertise in modern backend technologies and frameworks (Node.js, Python, Java, or similar)
- Deep experience with content management systems, headless CMS architectures, and content delivery workflows
- Proven experience building and maintaining data integration pipelines and ETL processes
- Strong understanding of API design principles, RESTful services, and microservices architecture
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Knowledge of search technologies and experience with data indexing and retrieval systems
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools for production systems
- Excellent remote communication skills and experience working with distributed teams
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
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