Principal Software Engineer - Global UX - Application - Platform at elastic

The role

This Principal Software Engineer role provides technical leadership for Elastics Global UX engineering team, focusing on the Elastic UI design system and React component library. You will set the technical direction for shared patterns, tokens, and tooling to ensure a consistent and accessible experience across all Elastic products.

What you'll do

• Set technical direction for component architecture and API design within the Elastic UI system
• Own architectural decisions regarding theming strategies and migration paths for consuming teams
• Lead the Global UX engineering team by setting technical standards and reviewing designs
• Partner with design leadership to translate visual patterns into reusable component APIs
• Drive design system adoption by collaborating with product teams to resolve technical friction
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and design critiques to develop technical talent

What you'll bring

• Deep expertise in building React and TypeScript component libraries at scale
• Proven track record of technical leadership and architectural decision-making
• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards including WCAG and semantic HTML
• Experience managing the lifecycle of widely-consumed libraries and breaking changes
• Ability to collaborate with designers to translate visual intent into technical contracts

Your impact

You will unify the user experience across the entire Elastic product suite by scaling a robust design system used by over half of the Fortune 500. Your leadership will improve developer efficiency, raise accessibility standards, and ensure long-term maintainability of the core UI building blocks that power the Search AI Platform.