Senior Software Engineer, Prism, Security

Elastic

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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

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 leading technical work to develop the Entity Store, entity risk scoring, and resolution features while ensuring high performance and reliability at scale. You will own projects from design through production, including data modeling, background tasks, and APIs. The day-to-day work involves writing high-quality TypeScript and React code, managing Node.js services, and building telemetry and safeguards. Key technical requirements include proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Node.js, alongside experience using AI to accelerate development and debug complex systems. The role addresses the critical security problem of identifying risks and determining what analysts should investigate next within a customer's environment.

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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 complex, ambiguous problems into reliable systems for security teams.
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving overall team engineering practices.
  • 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 complex systems, and optimize code.
  • 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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