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 recent 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 (Winnipeg)
🏢 Elastic
📍 Winnipeg