CoreWeave
Large (~1,800)
Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Best For
CoreWeave
Best for: Infrastructure engineers who want GPU cloud exposure with strong equity upside
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Ratings
CoreWeaveElastic
3.6
4.0
Overall
3.2
4.1
Work-Life Balance
3.1
4.1
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.8
Career Opps
👍 62% Recommend
👤 65% CEO Approval (Michael Intrator)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
CoreWeave only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First
Shared
💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Pros & Cons
CoreWeave
- GPU cloud infrastructure leader backed by NVIDIA ($2B investment)
- Strong compensation and equity — especially valuable post-IPO
- Work-life balance can be challenging — some teams expect off-hours availability
- Culture and values rated 3.1/5 — processes still maturing
Elastic
- Fully distributed from day one — genuine remote-first culture across 40+ countries
- Open-source DNA means engineers contribute to community, not just internal products
- Cross-timezone coordination means occasional early/late meetings
- Recent leadership shifts have introduced more process and oversight
Bottom Line
CoreWeave
Choose CoreWeave if you want NVIDIA-backed GPU cloud with equity upside — but culture and processes are still maturing.
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
CoreWeave — 251 jobs
💻 Engineering
108
💼 Sales / GTM
25
📋 Product
19
💰 Finance
12
⚙️ Operations
12
📣 Marketing
10
⚖️ Legal
7
📊 Data
6
👤 HR / People
5
🎨 Design
3
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Summary
CoreWeave scores 3.6/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.2 work-life balance rating. Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 4.1 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Strong Comp & Equity. CoreWeave also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats. Elastic also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Open Source, Work-Life Balance, Async-First.
On the hiring front, CoreWeave has 251 open roles and Elastic has 198 open roles.