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Pretty great

Principal Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Elastic for 2 years
December 11, 2025
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros
  • Amazing people. They are the kindest and nicest people I have ever had the pleasure to work with, by far! Everyone really goes out of their way to be as helpful as they can be.
  • Good compensation.
  • Fully remote, very flexible, with a great work-life balance.
  • Easy to switch roles if you find yourself bored.
  • Contributing to open source.
Cons
  • Most of the company works fully remote, which can take some getting used to. There are offices scattered around, but it's very possible no one from your team will be there, or is even in your country!
  • Stock performance isn't great, which affects compensation when compared to other large companies.
  • Freaking Java, man.
Advice to Management

There should be more offline get-togethers than just the global all-hands once a year. For a fully remote team, there should be at least one more annual team-wide event.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
5.0

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