Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Fireworks AI
Small (~100)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Fireworks AI
Best for: Engineers who want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on LLM inference
Ratings
ElasticFireworks AI
4.0
4.2
Overall
4.1
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.3
Culture & Values
4.0
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.0
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Fireworks AI only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
None
Pros & Cons
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
Fireworks AI
- World-class team of ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers — technically very strong peers
- Working on LLM inference optimization which is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure
- Early-stage startup intensity with long hours expected and high performance bar
- Small team and rapidly evolving product means less structure, process, and career laddering
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Fireworks AI
Choose Fireworks AI if you want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on cutting-edge LLM inference — but expect early-stage startup intensity and limited structure.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Fireworks AI — 30 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
5
📊 Data
1
🎨 Design
1
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Fireworks AI scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Fireworks AI has 30 open roles.