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3,700 employees
Remote-First

Elastic is the Search AI Company. Their open-source ELK Stack grew into the Search AI Platform that now powers three product pillars: search, observability, and security. Elastic trades on NYSE as ESTC and builds the technology that thousands of engineering teams run in production.

Elastic's Remote Policy

From Elastic's Source Code, value 01.02 /Format:

"Our products are distributed by design, our company is distributed by intention. With many languages, perspectives, and cultures, it's easy to lose something in translation. Over email and chat, doubly so. Until we get a perpetual empathy machine, don't assume malice. A distributed Elastic makes for a diverse Elastic, which makes for a better Elastic."

Source: elastic.co/about/our-source-code

Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

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Health Insurance

Elastic offers health coverage for employees and their families across many locations, with US plans through Anthem or Kaiser fully covered.

Dental Insurance

Dental coverage is provided through Delta Dental as part of Elastic's US health package.

Vision Insurance

Vision coverage is provided through VSP as part of Elastic's US health package.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Elastic offers a Health Savings Account paired with high-deductible health plan options for US employees.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Pre-tax flexible spending account for healthcare and dependent care expenses, available to US employees.

Life Insurance

Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment coverage is provided to US employees.

Disability Insurance

Short-term and long-term disability coverage is available to US employees.

Mental Health Benefits

Elastic provides emotional support services alongside health coverage as part of its Health and Well-being benefits.

Employee Assistance Program

Confidential employee assistance program services are available for personal and work challenges, including an Elastic-provided employee assistance fund.

Financial

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401(k) / Retirement Plan

Elastic offers a 401(k) retirement plan for US employees, with regional retirement plans available in other locations.

401(k) Match

Elastic provides dollar-for-dollar 401(k) matching up to 6% of eligible earnings for US employees.

Equity / RSUs

Every Elastic employee receives RSU grants with default four-year vesting at 25% annually.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Employees can purchase Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) stock at a discount through the company's employee stock purchase plan.

Pay Transparency

Elastic publishes salary bands in US job postings, with typical ranges and select-location uplifts.

Financial Planning

Elastic provides financial advisory resources alongside its retirement plan benefits.

Time Off

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PTO / Vacation

Elastic provides 20 vacation days a year for US employees and encourages employees to actually use them.

Sick Days

Paid sick days are provided separate from vacation, at 5 days a year for US employees.

Paid Holidays

Elastic observes paid company holidays as part of its time-off package.

Bereavement Leave

Paid bereavement leave is available following the death of a family member or loved one.

Military Leave

Elastic provides military leave for employees serving in the armed forces or as reservists.

Flexible Schedule

Elastic gives employees the ability to craft their calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles.

Remote & Equipment

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Home Office Stipend

Elastic reimburses employees to set up their remote workspace when they join and again after every five years of tenure.

Company Equipment

Elastic provides a custom work station as part of the standard new-hire equipment package.

Family & Care

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Parental Leave

New parents receive a minimum of 16 weeks of paid parental leave, alongside family-formation and caregiving benefits. Specific terms vary by region and build on that floor.

Adoption Leave

Elastic provides adoption assistance as part of its family formation benefits.

Fertility Benefits

Family-formation benefits are offered alongside parental and caregiving leave, with terms varying by region.

Caregiver Policy

Caregiving benefits let employees support family members through illness or dependency, listed alongside parental and family-formation leave.

Professional Growth

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Learning & Development Budget

Elastic offers learning and development programs to support skill building and career growth.

Culture & Perks

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Volunteer Time Off

Employees receive up to 40 paid hours each year to volunteer with organizations they care about.

Charity Matching

Elastic matches employee charitable donations up to US$2,000 per year, or the local currency equivalent.

Employee Resource Groups

Elastician Resource Groups connect employees across identities and interests as part of Elastic's global community.

Tech Stack

JavaScript & Libraries

React
Vue.js
Angular
jQuery
CSS
HTML5

Frameworks

Nodejs
Nextjs
TypeScript
JavaScript
Java
Python
Kotlin
Go

Databases

Elasticsearch
PostgreSQL
Redis
Google Bigquery
Lucene
Apache Kafka

Infrastructure

Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
AWS
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
GitHub
Git

Analytics & Monitoring

Optimizely
Statuspage IO

Advertising & Marketing

Marketo
Drift
Vidyard

Payments

Stripe

Integrations

Google Gemini
Google Vertex AI
Slack
Zoom
Pandas
Zendesk
SendGrid
Mailgun
53 technologies detected

Why Elastic

Elastic codifies its distributed posture as a named company value in its public Source Code, labeled "01.02, /Format": "Our products are distributed by design, our company is distributed by intention." That framing shapes how the company hires and operates. Job postings use "Distributed, EMEA" as a real location string in the applicant tracking system, not a marketing line, and the same Source Code reminds Elasticians that working over email and chat across many languages and timezones requires written-first discipline: "don't assume malice."

The product surface is wide. Elasticsearch is the open-source search and analytics engine that started the company, and the modern Search AI Platform extends it into observability and security. Engineering teams work across Java, TypeScript and React, Kotlin, Go, and Python on Elasticsearch internals, Kibana, vector search, and the data pipelines behind it. Other Source Code values get the same explicit treatment: "Home, Dinner" reframes work-life balance as life-balance, and "Space, Time" carves out room for focused thinking. Elastic is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains optional office hubs in cities like New York, London, Montreal, and Vancouver, but the company spans more than 40 countries and 100 nationalities by intention.

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