Elasticsearch - Software Engineer II - Security, Authentication, JVM

Requirements

• Experience in software engineering, preferably with a focus on server side Java development.
• You are proficient in Java, conversant in the standard library of data structures and concurrency constructs.
• Strong algorithm implementation and optimization skills.
• An interest in the security area.
• Experience of independently designing and implementing new features.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with the Scala programming language, particularly with respect to security and network use cases.
• Experience in any of the following:
• Authentication protocols such as SAML, OpenID Connect or LDAP.
• TLS and X.509 certificate management.
• Cryptography, including hashing and encryption.
• Awareness of application security fundamentals, and an ability to think through security risks and trade-offs.
• Experience designing, leading, and owning cross-functional initiatives.
• You've worked in open source before and are familiar with different styles of source control workflow and continuous integration.
• You've built things with Elasticsearch before and understand how distributed systems operate and the limitations and advantages.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Working in a hands-on capacity on a successful, high profile Java project used throughout the world for multiple use cases.
• Applying your experience in software development to design and build new security features in Elasticsearch, that strike a balance between usability, performance and security trade-offs.
• Evolving the existing authentication and authorization features of Elasticsearch and the Elastic Stack.
• Working with other teams across Elastic to build and expand the foundation of security for Elastic's products.
• Prototyping new ideas and experimenting openly.
• Collaborating in the open with the Elasticsearch team, Elastic Stack users, and others supporting open source projects.
• Working with the community on bugs and performance issues and assisting support engineers with tougher customer issues.

Perks and Benefits

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary.
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations.
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.
• Generous number of vacation days each year.
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service.
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love.
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave.