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.

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.

Pros: Clear explanations, good content, set expectations right.

Cons: Not all of the interview process was explained.