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      3.8

      69% would recommend to a friend

      (877 total reviews)
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      Ashutosh Kulkarni

      70% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      4.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture and values

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      Elastic has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 877 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elastic employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      877 reviews
      3.0
      10 Jan 2023

      Sudden Failure of Leadership

      Support engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Extremely useful products with great market potential across several use-cases. Lots of great people to work with and learn from. Competitive compensation packages and benefits.

      Cons

      A shocking and sudden decline in effective communication and inspiration from executive leadership has led to a failure of trust between rank-and-file employees and both executive and managerial leaders. A botched layoff at the end of 2022 has led to employees feeling as if they are considered tools rather than people, to be discarded as needed rather than fought-for and respected. A hollowing-out of top-tier technical talent has led to a drop in the quality of recent products, making it harder to give satisfactory support and close deals in the face of serious competition and the economic downturn.

      3.0
      29 Apr 2022

      Good place to start or finish your engineering career. Not a place to grow.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - You get to work with smart people - Lots of interesting and unique people working at Elastic - 2 Fridays off a month - Interesting and challenging enough problems to work on

      Cons

      - There are quite a few obnoxious people who work at Elastic - Salary is very average. You could probably get a better package and title elsewhere. - Pointless acquisitions bring in subpar engineers and tech debt. - A few deadweight engineers who don't do much. - Technical Managers can be very hands-off and not great at developing their team. - A lot of great people have departed the company in the last year

      2.0
      11 Jul 2023

      Live to Work

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Elastic is a company that wants to be a great place to work and be very successful. They are very determined to grow and be successful and have hired a management team devoted to that goal. They are looking for people who 'live to work' and if you get on board with that there are financial rewards available. Good compensation, no bureaucracy, flat structure means you get to meet everyone.

      Cons

      Elastic is at a crossroads where the desire to be successful means the old culture of being a great place to work is not as important. Elastic is led by very driven people who think nothing of 100 hour weeks and you are expected to follow suit. This is a place for workaholics and if you put work before all else you will love it. If you like to take leave (or a couple hours off on the supposed shut it down days) and arent able to 'always be on' this is not a place for you.

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