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You’ll analyze the current system, its strength and limitations.\nWhat You Will Be Doing\nGuide cross-team technical designs and help create a team-wide high level architecture\n\nLead best practices for development, ensuring a reliable, scalable foundation and an engaging user experience for our customers\n\nContribute and lead technical plans and direction within our team and across other product teams in Elastic\n\nBe part of a distributed team of engineers from all across the globe\n\nCollaborate with other teams within Elastic. 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This approach helps ensure consistency across comparable roles while remaining competitive within the relevant labour markets.\nThe final compensation offered within the applicable range will be determined based on several objective factors, including relevant professional experience, level of skills and expertise, alignment with the role requirements, and the overall scope and complexity of the position.\nThe typical starting salary range for this role is:\n€62.800—€81.600 EUR\nAdditional Information - We Take Care of Our People\nAs 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.\nWe 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.\nCompetitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary\nHealth coverage for you and your family in many locations\nAbility to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles\nGenerous number of vacation days each year\nIncrease your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service\nUp to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love\nEmbracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave\nDifferent 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.\nWe 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 . 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