Elastic Elasticsearch - Engineering Manager Java Distributed Systems 

Indonesia, Central Sulawesi 

987629351

You won’t always be the person with the answer or the person making the decisions, but you are expected to guide most of them. We need a person who has made critical decisions in the evolution of a big product and platform over multiple years and releases, and who can lead a team with a coherent vision while making appropriate compromises along the way.

• Manage, mentor and lead a globally distributed team of approximately 7 experienced engineers.
• Lead the efficient delivery of time-boxed software releases, ensuring high quality and innovative feature development.
• Oversee the reliable operation of mission-critical systems.
• Build roadmaps and lead prioritization; balance the right amount of structure and planning for a fast-paced engineering team.
• Work with our Product Management team to ensure requirements and the “why” are clear.
• Foster a culture of mutual respect and collaborative decision-making.
• Stay true to the principles of software development as adopted by our team.
• Identify staffing requirements and help drive recruitment of high-quality colleagues.
• Support the development and training of direct reports through regular performance evaluations.
• Mentor the Software Engineers on the team.
• Be an awesome person to work with, somebody who sincerely empathizes with others.

• Experience leading diverse teams of Software Engineers as a line manager (people manager).
• Experience leading complex engineering projects that cross engineering teams.
• Experience operating mission-critical systems.
• 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.
• Performance management experience (promotions, PIPs, terminations).
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
• A compassionate approach to communication, a good sense of humor, and a genuine interest in the success and growth of the people you work with.

• You've worked on open source projects.
• You've built things with our Elastic Stack.
• You derive joy reading about innovations in data stores.