This role pays more than
52%
of similar roles. Most pay
$167,487–$217,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$206k
versus about
$192k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Elastic
Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash). It sells search, observability, and security products built on that search engine, primarily through its Elastic Cloud managed service.
Elastic currently has
240 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$133,100–$210,600
across 91 roles with salary data.
Principal Software Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch joins the Elasticsearch Security team to lead the architecture and design of core features including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. This role involves owning security initiatives from architecture to production, developing foundational models for complex features, and optimizing performance within distributed systems. The candidate will implement cryptographic solutions, manage identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 and SAML, and drive vulnerability management using AI-driven tools. Key technical requirements include deep knowledge of Java internals, JVM memory management, concurrency models, and high-performance, thread-safe coding. Experience with RBAC/ABAC models, token validation pipelines, and zero-trust transport is essential. The role addresses the challenge of providing robust data isolation and security at scale within a distributed data store environment while ensuring compliance with standards like FedRAMP and FIPS 140.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.