Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Oakland, California
Process
I applied online and was contacted by the internal recruiter.
I had some confusion about the role I really wanted to apply for, based on a confusing job title.
I had an initial 1:1 interview via video chat for the position I thought I wanted to apply for. It turned out to be distinctly different from what I thought (I thought it was operations, it was a product development role).
The recruiter offered a second 1:1 with a member of the SRE team. I understood that the process was to have several short 1:1s, but I never heard anything back, not even an automated rejection.
Questions
I don't remember a specific question. The interviewer mostly asked me to speak about related experience from my resume.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Elastic Site Reliability Engineer role in Oakland, California.
Success Rate
Elastic's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Oakland, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Elastic's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Oakland, California.
Elastic Work Experiences
- 5.0They really care about their employeesSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeDecember 18, 2017Pros: Great visionary CEO that really cares about the company and employees. This is reflected in a very positive and caring culture. Very strong leadership team, resulting in great processes, policies, and teams. Distributed, remote-friendly international team.Cons: The company has been growing quickly, so there are some growing pains around coordination and data flows. Remote work gives you freedom to work when and how you want, but that requires a lot of self-discipline.
- 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.
- 4.0Good Tech, Great ColleaguesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeStockholm, South Dakota, United StatesOctober 4, 2025Pros: Salary, benefits, and colleagues are all on the positive side. I enjoy the technology and good management.Cons: Time zones can be a challenge, but coms is carried out mostly async.
