Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Elastic as 33.3% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.67 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Elastic takes an average of 30 days when considering 3 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 21 days), whereas Principal Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 42 days).
The interview process consisted of an initial phone screen with a recruiter, followed by three interviews with sales leaders focused on my leadership experience, coaching philosophy, sales strategy, and cross functional collaboration. I also completed a take home project to demonstrate my approach to building and leading an SDR organization. The final stage was an in office interview, where I met with additional team members to assess cultural fit, communication style, and overall alignment with the role and the organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you analyze and improve the performance of the team that you would be responsible for managing?
I applied online. I interviewed at Elastic (Heredia) in Jun 2025
Interview
One on one interviews with an HR recruiter and Manager and director, general questions with a focus on previous projects, high levels of expertise required and won't give you a response if negative.
Thank you for feedback regarding your interview experience. While we are glad your conversations were positive, we apologize for the lack of subsequent communication and will work with our recruiting team to ensure we provide updates to candidates.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Elastic in Jul 2022
Interview
5 steps, recuiter, hiring manager, two tech interview. Final with a VP. Took around a month. Pleasant experience overall. All conducted remotely via zoom. Interviewers were always on time and kind.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience in working with open source communities