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Best place I've ever worked!

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Elastic for 1 year
January 20, 2016
Minneapolis, Minnesota
5.0
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Pros

Love how open and honest communication is. Great benefits and compensation. Everyone is positive, and 99% of people are A-Players. Working at Elastic, you are given a lot of responsibility, but can also trust your coworkers to accomplish anything. No one is hired here who needs hand-holding.

Experimentation is highly encouraged here; no one says 'no' to new ideas. You're free to experiment with new innovations.

Cons

Travel is required since it's a remote company. I'm not always up for that, but in aggregate, it isn't too bad (I only need to fly every 2-3 months).

Flat hierarchy can make understanding product direction tricky at times.

Advice to Management

Try to keep the magic alive as we grow! We'll definitely need more structure at some point. How we do that, I don't know, but hopefully we can keep our soul intact.

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