Elastic

Front End Engineer Interview Experience - Italy

January 1, 2018

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Overall, a friendly interviewer, but not so great of an experience. We were supposed to set up an online session with a developer but never heard back from them. Also, their webpage clearly states that they're headquartered in SF, but the interviewer told me they're a Netherlands-based company. So, for any applicants outside the US, it's safe to say that this company will overcompensate, heavily influenced by location.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Elastic Front End Engineer role in Italy.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Elastic's interview process for their Front End Engineer roles in Italy is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Elastic's Front End Engineer interview process in Italy.

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Cons: - Individuals working together instead of forming true teams. - Poor middle management. - Politics. - Subtle gender discrimination.

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Cons: Distributed nature makes some things take longer.

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