This role pays less than
61%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,475–$214,250
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$166k
versus about
$183k
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.
Senior Software Developer - Security - Elasticsearch joins the Elasticsearch Security team to architect and design core features including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. The role involves developing foundational security models, optimizing performance in distributed systems, implementing cryptographic solutions, and ensuring robust data isolation within shared infrastructure. You will manage vulnerability triage using AI-driven tools and collaborate with internal teams to embed security into new features from the start. Key requirements include deep knowledge of Java internals, JVM memory management, and concurrency models to write high-performance, thread-safe code. Candidates must understand distributed systems security, edge identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 and SAML, and have experience building scalable authorization systems. The role addresses the challenge of providing high-performance security for a distributed data store while managing complex requirements like zero-trust transport and large permission sets.
What does a Software Developer earn?
Median $151475 from 90 postings across 16 companies.