Build high-performance security with Java and distributed systems on Elastic’s Elasticsearch Security team. This is a distributed company role.

As a Senior Software Developer, you will shape Elasticsearch architecture and design across authentication, authorization, and tenant isolation. You will collaborate with engineering and product leaders while securing a distributed data store at scale. The work spans core engine development, security models, cryptography, and vulnerability management.

Key Responsibilities:

- Design and deliver critical security components inside Elasticsearch’s core engine
- Develop foundational security models for current features
- Optimize security performance across distributed systems




- Apply cryptographic solutions to genuine customer use cases
- Automate vulnerability triage with AI-driven tools

Requirements:

- Deep knowledge of Java internals and JVM memory management
- Experience building scalable authorization systems under high concurrency
- Understanding of distributed systems security and cluster state propagation
- Deep knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and SAML
- Ability to write high-performance, thread-safe, lock-free code

Apply Java, authorization, cryptography, and distributed security expertise to strengthen Elasticsearch at scale with Elastic.

📌 Senior Java Security Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Canada