Process
The initial interview was with a recruiter, then a technical interview with two engineers. The technical interview involved a live coding session. All of the interviews were done over Zoom.
Because of the distributed nature of the company, finding times that work for everyone means your interview may be at odd hours (very early in the AM, or late at night).
Questions
How to flatten a nested JS object into an object with keys in dot notation.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Elastic Senior JavaScript Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Elastic's interview process for their Senior JavaScript Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Elastic's Senior JavaScript Engineer interview process in United States.
Elastic Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Great for learningSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeJanuary 6, 2023Pros: The underlying technology is powerful and interesting. The security product has a number of real differentiators. The training material and certification tracks are actually good. People are reachable and helpful. Mentorship is a real thing.Cons: Grows too fast, a sense of not knowing exactly where the company wants to be. Big time product sprawl. Overly excited communication internally which does not reflect reality.
- 5.0Great Learning, Fantastic TeamSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 24, 2015Pros: You will learn a lot. You will work with what's most interesting for you. You will grow as a professional. Finally, you feel like you are part of something big. People are great; they help each other.Cons: Need to focus on the difference between working and between not.
