Senior Software Engineer, Prism, Security

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Prism, Security

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Senior Software Engineer - Prism - Security joins the Prism team to build systems that transform raw security data into a trustworthy picture of users, hosts, and services. This role involves developing the Entity Store, entity risk scoring, and resolution features while managing data maintainers to help analysts identify risks. You will own projects from technical design through production, focusing on data modeling, background tasks, and APIs. The work requires building high-quality TypeScript and React code with Node.js services to ensure performance at scale. Key responsibilities include profiling queries, creating telemetry, and conducting code reviews in a distributed environment. Candidates should possess deep JavaScript skills and experience using AI to optimize development. The role addresses the technical challenge of providing reliable security insights by processing complex data for various customer topologies within the Elastic Security ecosystem.

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Skills

TypeScript JavaScript React Node.js Elasticsearch Kibana ES QL SIEM UEBA Data Modeling Performance Profiling GitHub Slack AI

What you'll do

Own projects from technical design through production, including data modeling, background tasks, and APIs.
Optimize queries and system architecture to ensure features are fast and reliable at scale.
Write high-quality TypeScript and React code for front-end and Node.js services.
Build telemetry, automated tests, and safeguards to ensure predictable behavior in production.
Lead technical work to transform ambiguous problems into reliable systems for security teams.
Participate in code reviews and improve internal team practices and standards.
Protect the confidentiality and integrity of organizational data by following secure software development frameworks.

What we're looking for

Several years of experience building and maintaining production software.
Deep TypeScript and JavaScript skills, specifically with React and Node.js.
Proven track record of leading projects from conception to deployment.
Experience using AI to accelerate development, debug systems, and optimize code while owning final outcomes.
Ability to work autonomously and communicate effectively in a distributed team environment.
Experience with Kibana, Elasticsearch, or Elastic Security (preferred).
Experience with SIEM/UEBA (preferred).
Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization techniques (preferred).

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