Platform - Engineering Productivity, Engineering Manager

Overview Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale - unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. 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. The Role We are looking for an engineering manager to lead a distributed engineering team in our Engineering productivity team. The Platform Engineering Productivity team owns key developer productivity and CI/CD/Release functions for Elastic engineering. These functions are presented by our emerging internal developer platform and functions include bootstrapping services, developer environments, CI/CD pipelines, product release pipelines, backstage. The team uses a diverse technology stack, including the Argo tool suite (ArgoCD, Argo Events, Argo Workflows), the CueLang language, and various internal Golang projects. What You Will Be Doing Build a roadmap, disambiguate the work, and drive priorities for your team, based on a mid to long-term vision you’ll help develop for the team Manage, mentor, and lead a globally distributed team of 11 engineers, providing frequent feedback and building cohesion in a widely distributed team Advocate, unblock, and represent the team within the organization Actively participate in the wider Engineering Productivity and Infrastructure management cohorts Participate in our Major Incidents on-call rotation as Incident Commander Identify and implement processes that improve team productivity and software quality What You Bring Experience leading engineering projects that cross engineering teams Experience as a hands‑on software engineer and strength in computer science fundamentals to understand the engineering work that is going on in your team Strong written and spoken English communication skills A compassionate approach to communication, a good sense of humor, and a genuine curiosity about the success and growth of the people you work with Additional Information — We Take Care of Our People As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do. We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do. 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 minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation. We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io . We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws, view posters linked below: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision Poster; Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster and Know Your Rights (Poster) Elasticsearch develops and distributes encryption software and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), and the Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic. Please see here for our Privacy Statement. How to Apply Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal. #J-18808-Ljbffr ElasticRun