Principal Software Engineer (Application Networking) - Platform Infrastructure

OverviewAs Principal Software Engineer, you define the architectural direction for Elastic Cloud’s application networking, including Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls.You’ll lead cross-organizational initiatives, elevate reliability, and mentor engineers while partnering with product and senior staff to shape the platform.This role offers influence over high-scale networking systems and the chance to drive architectural clarity and cost efficiency.You’ll work in a distributed environment delivering secure, observable cloud services.Compensaciones / Beneficioscompetitive payhealth coverage for you and your familyflexible locations and schedulesgenerous vacation daysdonation matching up to $**volunteer hours (up to 40 hours/year)ResponsabilidadesSet the technical direction for major application networking initiatives from proposal to GALead development of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls at scale for Elastic CloudIdentify and resolve performance, reliability, and operability issuesLead multi-quarter, cross-organizational projects and guide deliveryImprove operational quality and lead end-to-end incident investigations and on-call rotationMentor engineers and act as a trusted technical advisor across the orgCollaborate with product management and senior stakeholders on trade-offs and roadmap directionChampion security, stability, and cost-efficiency improvementsUntangle complexity and bring architectural clarity across the platformRequisitos principalesExperience designing high-performance, scalable distributed systems at staff/principal levelDeep expertise in application networking and cloud-native architectureStrong knowledge of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controlsProven ability to own projects end-to-end and lead multiple engineersExperience operating high-availability SaaS platforms and improving reliabilityTrack record of using AI to accelerate development and debuggingStrong collaboration across functions and autonomous, transparent communicationAbility to influence direction across teams without formal authoritycollaboration across functionsleadership and mentorshipclear, asynchronous communicationKubernetes networking (Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway, Crossplane)AWS, Azure, or GCP networking ecosystemsDesign, operation, and evolution of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls

Strong knowledge of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls Proven ability to own projects end-to-end and lead multiple engineers Experience operating high-availability SaaS platforms and improving reliability Track record of using AI to accelerate development and debugging Strong collaboration across functions and autonomous, transparent communication Ability to influence direction across teams without formal authority collaboration across functions leadership and mentorship clear, asynchronous communication Kubernetes networking (Cilium, external-dns, Envoy Gateway, Crossplane) AWS, Azure, or GCP networking ecosystems Design, operation, and evolution of Ingress, private connectivity, DNS, and security controls