This role pays less than
59%
of similar roles. Most pay
$154,425–$202,736
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$172k
versus about
$179k
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 Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch joins the Elasticsearch Security team to architect and design core features including authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. This role involves developing foundational security models, optimizing performance in distributed systems, and implementing cryptographic solutions for diverse customer use cases. The engineer will manage vulnerability triage using AI-driven tools while ensuring robust data isolation within shared infrastructure. Key technical requirements include deep knowledge of Java internals, JVM memory management, and high-performance concurrency models. Candidates must possess expertise in distributed systems security, edge identity protocols like OAuth 2.0 and SAML, and experience with large open-source codebases. The role addresses the critical challenge of providing high-performance security at scale for a distributed data store, ensuring that multi-tenant environments remain secure while maintaining consistent authorization decisions across complex, distributed networks.
What does a Software Engineer earn?
Median $197500 from 2196 postings across 133 companies.