GenAI Tech Lead, Elastic
$113.1-215.1k
Role is eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
Open for applications
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$113.1-215.1k
Role is eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help turn endless data possibilities into real results with the power of Search AI.
Role
Who you are
- We’re seeking an experienced GenAI Tech Lead with a proven record of delivering AI solutions that achieve measurable business results
- The ideal candidate pairs deep technical expertise with the ability to forge strong cross-functional partnerships, set clear technical direction, and champion responsible AI adoption
- 6+ years of experience implementing AI solutions in IT operations, enterprise applications, knowledge management, or employee-support workflows
- Demonstrated success in defining and delivering a global strategy for GenAI adoption, ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Deep understanding of and hands-on experience with modern AI/ML technologies: large language models (LLMs), foundation models, vector databases, RAG, fine-tuning, and orchestration frameworks (LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, etc.)
- Proficiency with Python/TypeScript or similar languages; experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Solid understanding of API integration, microservices, and enterprise systems architecture
- Experience designing secure, compliant AI solutions within corporate environments
- Background in data governance, privacy, or responsible AI
- Experience leading engineering teams or cross-functional technical programs
- Experience working with onsite and remote internal customers across multiple business areas and disciplines
Desirable
- Experience using the Elastic Stack and Kibana
- Experience in Security, Observability or Search domains
What the job involves
- The Elastic IT team is on a mission to drive innovation through new Generative AI capabilities that elevate workforce productivity and efficiency
- You will guide the strategy and roadmap for impactful AI capabilities, applying your expertise to solve business challenges and enhance the employee experience
- You will help design and scale AI systems that boost productivity, streamline operations, and open new opportunities for automation and intelligent tooling
- Your leadership will ensure our GenAI roadmap is both visionary and executable, delivering tangible impact across the enterprise
- You'll define and maintain the IT GenAI vision and roadmap aligned with business goals
- Partner with business and IT stakeholders to identify high-impact AI opportunities
- Set technical direction by assessing emerging AI technologies, platforms, and tools and recommending adoption in adherence to business and security requirements
- Establish best practices for model lifecycle management, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and evaluation
- Drive end-to-end delivery: discovery, prototyping, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and iteration
- Serve as subject-matter expert for the latest AI technologies and emerging trends, advising leaders and teams on feasibility, impact, and risks
- Communicate complex AI concepts in a clear, approachable manner to technical and non-technical partners
- Be a key contributor to code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical documentation
- Advocate for responsible, ethical, and compliant AI usage within the company
Our take
Organizations are dealing with exploding data volumes increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and the growing expectation tha ttechnology should help act on problems, not just report them. Ai is moving from experimentation into real operations, especially in security and observability where speed and context are critical. So now, both enterprises and governments are looking for simpler, shared platforms that sale easily and reduce complexity rather than add to it.
And Elastic sits at the intersection of these needs with its Search AI Platform that helps organizations turn large amounts of structured and unstructured data into clear insights and actiontions across search, security, and observability. Elastic's strength lies in its open, flexible approach, which breaks down data silos and provides a context people and AI systems need to make daster, better decisions. The goal is straightforward: help teams see what's happening, understand it quickly, and respond confidently.
Recently, the company worked with CISA to deliver a unified, cloud-based SIEM for US federal agencies, this highlights strong trust in Elastic's security and scalability. Alongside this, its AWS Agentic AI Specialization also reflects leadership in making autonomous AI system practical and reliable. Together, these milestones position Elastic well for the future, as organizations increasingly rely on shared platforms and intelligent systems to manage ris, complexity, and growth.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2016
$58m
SERIES D
Jun 2014
$70m
SERIES C
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.
- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.
- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashutosh Kulkarni
(CEO)Ashutosh joined Elastic in 2021 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2022. Prior to this, he was an EVP and CPO of Enterprise at McAfee, a Senior VP and GM of Web Performance and Web Security at Akamai Technologies, and a Senior VP and GM of Informatica Cloud at Informatica.
Shay Banon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Shay co-founded Elastic in 2012 and has served as the CTO since.
Navam Welihinda
(CFO)Prior to joining Elastic in 2025, Navam was the CFO at Grammarly. He also spent nearly 8 years at HashiCorp as VP of Finance and CFO and was the Head of Finance, Compose at IBM for 1 year.
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