Security Team - Senior Go Engineer

Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co.

The Elastic Cloud Security team is focused on helping users protect their cloud-native environments through policy management and cloud security enforcement. We are looking for a strong Go Engineer to join our team and help us continue to improve and innovate in the area of cloud security. You will be working on two of our main features: Cloud Security Posture and Vulnerability Management. These features are critical in ensuring that our customers cloud environments are secure and compliant. This is a great opportunity to join our team in the early stages of the product development and have a big impact in shaping the product and the team.

What you will be doing:

• Design, develop and maintain features related to Cloud Security Posture and Vulnerability Management.
• Write efficient, maintainable, and testable code.
• Collaborate with other team members to design and implement new features.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to team standards.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in cloud security and Go programming.
• Contribute to the improvement of development processes and team culture.
• Help shape the product and direction of the team as it is in the early stages of development.

What you bring along:

• Proficiency in Go programming language.
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices and design patterns.
• Experience with Git and Linux/Unix environments.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Passion for open-source software and contributing to the community.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality, production-ready code.
• Good communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in a distributed environment.

Bonus points:

• Experience with Elastic stack (ELK).
• Hands-on experience with Open Policy Agent.
• Experience with IAC tools such as Terraform, Helm, Pulumi.
• Experience with Python.

 

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
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• 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/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 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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