# Senior Java Engineer - Security - Elasticsearch at Elastic

- Company: Elastic
- What the company does: Power insights and outcomes with The Elasticsearch Platform. See into your data and find answers that matter with enterprise solutions designed to help you accelerate time to insight. Try Elastic toda... Backed by NEA and Amplify.
- Company website: https://www.elastic.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://jobs.elastic.co/jobs?gh_jid=8318197&gh_jid=8318197&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
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## About the role

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to join the Elasticsearch Security team. In this role, you will contribute to the architecture and design of Elasticsearch's main features. These features include authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. You will work with engineering and product leaders at Elastic. Your goal is to participate in providing high-performance security at all levels. This includes ensuring that our distributed data store has top-quality security at scale. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- You have a solid comprehension of distributed systems security, including node-to-node mutual trust, zero-trust transport, partition tolerance and cluster state propagation
- You have a deep knowledge of edge identity protocols (OAuth 2.0, SAML)
- You have a proven track record of using AI to accelerate development, debug complex systems, and optimize code, while still collaborating on the final outcomes
- You possess the ability to collaborate across functions and teams and seamlessly transition between different projects, codebases, or teams based on business priorities
- You can work autonomously, supporting decisions and results in a distributed team by leveraging asynchronous, direct, and transparent communication

Tags: Platform - Data and Compute

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