Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Wayve
Mid (~850)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Wayve
Best for: ML and robotics engineers excited by embodied AI who want to work at the frontier of autonomous driving with a high-caliber research team in London
Ratings
ElasticWayve
4.0
4.4
Overall
4.1
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.1
4.5
Culture & Values
4.0
4.4
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.8
4.2
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 88% Recommend
👤 92% CEO Approval (Amar Shah)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🔓 Open Source⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Wayve only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact🌈 Diverse & Inclusive🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
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
Wayve
- Great culture — smart, friendly people with a supportive and inclusive familial bond
- Immense creative freedom and autonomy; founders are humble and open to being challenged
- Career progression framework is unclear — salaries and promotions feel arbitrary
- Very ambitious demands create vulnerability to burnout; processes built on the fly
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Wayve
One of Europe's top deep-tech companies with excellent Glassdoor ratings (4.4) and a cutting-edge AV research environment — but expect an intense pace and most roles are London-based.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Wayve — 80 jobs
💻 Engineering
48
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📋 Product
3
📊 Data
2
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Wayve scores 4.4/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Wayve has 80 open roles.