About Elastic
What is Elastic?
Elastic is the Search AI Company. It builds the Elastic Search AI Platform, which brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI so people can "find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale." Elastic is the company behind the popular open-source projects Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash and Beats — collectively the Elastic Stack — and offers complete, cloud-based solutions across three areas: search, observability and security. Its platform is used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500. The company sums up its purpose simply: "to solve the world's data problems with products that delight and inspire."
Where will I work?
Elastic is distributed to its core: "Our products are distributed by design, our company is distributed by intention." Its people work across 40+ countries, and a current Elastic job posting describes it as a "truly globally distributed company" that needs people who "thrive in a distributed work environment." Roles come in remote, hybrid and in-person flavours, and for many positions you can "craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules." Because work happens wherever you are, Elastic reimburses you to set up your remote workspace when you join — and again every five years.
What is the Elastic team like?
Elastic's culture is anchored by its "Source Code" — described as "a set of ideas — rather than a statement of corporate values — to keep us honest as we go about our business." Those ideas include "Customer, 1st," "Home, Dinner," "Space, Time," "As YOU, Are," "HUMBLE, Ambitious," and "Speed, Scale, Relevance." The throughline is treating people as whole humans: "we care more about what you can do than where you rest your head." Elasticians span 40+ countries and 100+ nationalities, and the company is explicit that "diversity drives our identity."
Work-Life Balance
Elastic frames itself as "the type of company where you can balance great work with great life." It "encourages taking PTO, including vacation days, sick days, and more," offering a "generous number of vacation days each year." Family is built into the benefits: a "minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave," plus family-formation and caregiving support, alongside health coverage and "emotional support services for you and your family." Flexible locations and schedules for many roles round out an arrangement designed so you can be there for the people who matter most. Elastic has been recognised on Built In's Best Places to Work.
Perks and Benefits
Compensation is "competitive… based on the work you do here and not your previous salary," and comes with "equity opportunities" and an "employee stock purchase plan." Financial wellbeing is supported by "retirement plans with company match and financial advisory resources." Elastic reimburses your home workspace setup on joining and again every five years. On giving back, every Elastician gets "40 hours each year to use toward volunteering," and Elastic will "match up to US$2,000 (or local currency equivalent) each year" in donations. Health coverage and emotional-support services extend to your family.