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

The role

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for the Global UX engineering team responsible for the Elastic UI design system. You will set the architectural direction for React components and shared patterns that underpin every major Elastic product.

What you'll do

• Set technical direction for component architecture and API design within the Elastic UI library
• Own architectural decisions regarding breaking changes and migration strategies for the design system
• Lead the Global UX engineering team by setting standards and unblocking difficult technical problems
• Partner with design leadership to translate visual patterns into reusable and well-documented component APIs
• Drive design system adoption by collaborating with product teams to evolve documentation and tooling
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and design critiques to develop senior and staff-level talent

What you'll bring

• Deep expertise building React and TypeScript component libraries at a significant scale
• Proven track record of technical leadership and making high-level architectural decisions
• Strong knowledge of web accessibility standards including WCAG and semantic HTML
• Experience managing the lifecycle of widely-consumed libraries including releases and deprecations
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a distributed and async-first work environment

Your impact

You will ensure a consistent and high-quality user experience across the entire Elastic product suite by scaling the EUI design system. Your leadership will reduce friction for consuming teams and elevate the technical standards for accessibility and performance across the organization.