Process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks.
- One interview with a recruiter.
- One tech interview with live coding with two members of the team.
- One tech interview with technical discussion (no coding) with two members of the team.
- One personal/behavior interview with two managers.
- One final interview with hiring manager to ask questions.
Questions
What are the semantics of volatile in Java?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Elastic Principal Java Engineer role.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Elastic's interview process for their Principal Java Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Elastic's Principal Java Engineer interview process.
Elastic Work Experiences
5.0
Good work-life balance
Senior Operations Engineer • Current Employee
January 22, 2025
Pros: Very adaptable to new technologies and promotes employee growth.
Cons: Nothing to say here. It excels. What product-based company does?
3.0
Chaotic & no proper vision
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
America, United States
October 7, 2025
Pros: - True remote culture
- Some good managers and people with passion
- Good compensation & benefits
Cons: - Too many management layers without proper decision-makers.
- Managers and engineers are afraid to make decisions. This is a result of the last layoff, which was clearly top-level mismanagement.
- Personal opinions are valued over common goals. This creates chaos and makes products lack vision.
5.0
World-class distributed work environment
Principal Software Engineer • Current Employee
February 2, 2021
Pros: Great culture, leadership, and freedom of work.
Cons: Timezones suck. So does it not being able to see your co-workers beyond a Zoom call.
- 5.0Good work-life balanceSenior Operations Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 22, 2025Pros: Very adaptable to new technologies and promotes employee growth.Cons: Nothing to say here. It excels. What product-based company does?
- 3.0Chaotic & no proper visionSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeAmerica, United StatesOctober 7, 2025Pros: - True remote culture - Some good managers and people with passion - Good compensation & benefitsCons: - Too many management layers without proper decision-makers. - Managers and engineers are afraid to make decisions. This is a result of the last layoff, which was clearly top-level mismanagement. - Personal opinions are valued over common goals. This creates chaos and makes products lack vision.
- 5.0World-class distributed work environmentPrincipal Software Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 2, 2021Pros: Great culture, leadership, and freedom of work.Cons: Timezones suck. So does it not being able to see your co-workers beyond a Zoom call.
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