Senior Software Engineer (Docs Engineering, Documentation)

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Docs Engineering Team
• In this role, you will bring your technical expertise to our distributed team in order to build, maintain, and support our documentation platform, tooling and pipelines
• You will also work alongside a variety of stakeholders to understand business needs, plan and design solutions, and rollout and promote systems and processes
• Versatility and an interest in working across a range of projects and programming languages is essential
• We are looking for a formidable systems thinker, a polyglot engineer who views programming languages as tools rather than identities
• Someone who knows how to build software using the right methods, both established and new, and who has a drive to improve efficiency and automation through intelligent and informed choices
• The Docs Engineering Team is responsible for making available documentation to both internal and external users across the entire Elastic ecosystem
• We do this by providing utilities, platforms and processes by which documentation can be authored, organized and delivered in both traditional and emerging ways
• So as part of our Docs Engineering Team, you won’t just be maintaining a platform, you’ll be building the sophisticated tooling and pipelines that deliver documentation to the world
• You will have the autonomy to help lead the effort in redefining how technical documentation is authored and delivered
• If you are a self‑motivated engineer who enjoys solving high‑level architectural puzzles and isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty across different stacks, we want to talk to you
• Prior experience with the Elastic product suite is not essential, but is beneficial
• You’ll be developing, maintaining, and supporting software that bridges the gap between content creation and high‑scale delivery
• You’ll work in a multi‑language environment across a range of technologies
• You’ll leverage AI‑assisted coding and emerging tools to radically improve engineering efficiency and automation
• You’ll work alongside the Product Team and other stakeholders to translate business needs into elegant, scalable deployment patterns and processes
• You’ll maintain a relentless focus on usability, ensuring our documentation platforms provide a world‑class experience for developers

Benefits

• Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
• Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.
• Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
• Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.
• Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.
• Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).

Qualifications

• You are comfortable with AI‑assisted coding and have a drive to integrate these tools into the modern development lifecycle
• You have a minimum 8 years of recent software engineering experience, with proficiency in a variety of programming languages
• You can demonstrate a deep understanding of industry best practices, complex architectures, and the nuances of distributed systems
• You can think clearly, work independently, and collaborate effectively across a remote, global team
• You have excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
• You have a genuine interest in technology
• You have proven experience in building, releasing, supporting and maintaining software products for a broad user base
• Ideally, you also have prior experience of Elastic products (though this is not essential)
• You have a strong focus on usability and developer experience

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