Principal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control Plane ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer I - Serverless - Platform Control PlaneWashington DC, DC8+ years building software, including setting technical direction for complex distributed systems running production at scale (Staff or Principal level, or equivalent scope). By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer - Search InfraWashington DC, DCThis role provides technical vision and direction for Elasticsearch’s core search infrastructure, including indexing, retrieval, and relevance, and requires deep expertise in search internals and cross-team collaboration. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Principal Software Engineer - Search Algorithms ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer - Search AlgorithmsWashington DC, DCThis is a principal software engineering role that focuses on enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within Elasticsearch, covering the design and implementation of new vector search features, enhancements to existing vector search functionality, and resolving bugs. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Principal Software Engineer - Vector Search ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer - Vector SearchWashington DC, DCThis is a principal software engineering role that focuses on enhancing the vector similarity search functionality within Elasticsearch, covering the design and implementation of new vector search features, enhancements to existing vector search functionality, and resolving bugs. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
NewPrincipal Software Engineer Kastle SystemsPrincipal Software EngineerFalls Church, VAWe are looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer who will be responsible for developing and maintaining our flagship product assets. • Secure our software by addressing any vulnerabilities and by writing high-performing, scalable, and secure software to meet customer demands.
Principal Software Engineer - Security ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer - SecurityWashington DC, DCBy taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. • You have a solid comprehension of distributed systems security, including node-to-node mutual trust, zero-trust transport, partition tolerance, and cluster state propagation.
Principal Software Engineer - Performance Tuning ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer - Performance TuningWashington DC, DCBy taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. This includes deep experience with benchmarking tools (e.g., flamegraphs, JMH, Rally), identifying performance regressions, and implementing algorithmic or hardware-aware optimizations.
Principal Software Engineer - Storage Engine ElasticPrincipal Software Engineer - Storage EngineWashington DC, DCRemoteThis globally distributed, fully remote team of experienced engineers develops core storage and query technologies for observability workloads, including improving storage efficiency, advancing ES|QL query processing and performance, and optimizing data layouts for object storage. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Principal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, Serverless ElasticPrincipal Java Engineer - Distributed Systems, ServerlessWashington DC, DCLeveraging your deep distributed systems expertise to design, build, and operate core pieces of our next-generation Serverless Elasticsearch offering, directly impacting the experience of customers worldwide. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Senior Software Engineer CredenceSenior Software EngineerTysons, VAThis role focuses on application development, software architecture, cloud-native technologies, AI-enabled automation, systems integration, and advanced analytical capabilities that improve mission readiness, logistics, sustainment, and supply chain operations. The successful candidate will build scalable software applications, APIs, enterprise services, automation tools, and AI-enabled capabilities that transform complex operational and logistics information into mission-focused software solutions.
Senior Software Engineer / Data Scientist (Training Systems) LeidosSenior Software Engineer / Data Scientist (Training Systems)Chantilly, VA$154,050–$278,475 / yearBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical field with 8+ years of relevant experience and 15+ years overall experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree. Familiarity with contemporary AI coding ecosystems and developer productivity tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms.
GenAI Security - Principal Security Research Engineer ElasticGenAI Security - Principal Security Research EngineerWashington DC, DCBy taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. As a Principal Security Research Engineer on the Threat Research and Detection Engineering (TRaDE) team, youll play a key role in shaping the detection capabilities of Elastic Security.
Senior Software Engineer C# System OneSenior Software Engineer C#Merrifield, VA$105,000–$120,000 / yearThe ideal candidate will possess advanced software engineering expertise, strong development skills, and the ability to mentor team members while contributing hands-on to complex technical initiatives. We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and drive the design, development, and delivery of mission-critical software solutions.
Senior Software Engineer - AI Agents VisaSenior Software Engineer - AI AgentsAshburn, VA$123,000–$190,900 / yearYou will have the opportunity to work across various roles from development to architecture and collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of architects, engineers, data scientists, and product managers to design, implement, and deliver solutions that are intuitive, user-centric, and accessible to everyone at Visa. The Cyber Analytics and AI Innovation team is revolutionizing the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence by developing cutting-edge capabilities and tools that empower employees at Visa to develop secure applications with higher productivity.
NewSr. Software Engineer -CTJ- Poly MicrosoftSr. Software Engineer -CTJ- PolyReston, VA$119,800–$234,700 / yearMasters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. You will work on distributed systems that enable Power Platform services to function in isolated, air‑gapped environments, partnering with Public Cloud teams to bring features to parity while ensuring those features meet the constraints of sovereign deployments.
Senior Software Engineer - Query Engine, Database Internals ElasticSenior Software Engineer - Query Engine, Database InternalsWashington DC, DCThis globally-distributed, completely remote team of senior engineers is responsible for building new analytics capabilities in Elasticsearch’s latest aggregation framework based on a completely new compute engine, and accessed via our new piped query language called ES|QL. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Sr. Software Engineer - Core Automation Platform VisaSr. Software Engineer - Core Automation PlatformAshburn, VA$110,700–$171,800 / yearJoining Visa means working on highly distributed, large-scale systems that power the future of payments, data solutions, cybersecurity, AI, and next-generation customer experiences. Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
Senior Software Engineer - Vector Search ElasticSenior Software Engineer - Vector SearchWashington DC, DCBy taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. This technical leader is responsible for contributing to the technical direction and vision for our search capabilities, including design and implementation of new search features, enhancements to search functionality, and resolving bugs.
Senior Software Engineer - Storage Engine ElasticSenior Software Engineer - Storage EngineWashington DC, DCRemoteThis globally distributed, fully remote team of experienced engineers develops core storage and query technologies for observability workloads, including improving storage efficiency, advancing ES|QL query processing and performance, and optimizing data layouts for object storage. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
Senior Software Engineer - Search Algorithms ElasticSenior Software Engineer - Search AlgorithmsWashington DC, DCBy taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI. This technical leader is responsible for contributing to the technical direction and vision for our search capabilities, including design and implementation of new search features, enhancements to search functionality, and resolving bugs.