Elastic
Large (~4,000)
Writer
Mid (~400)
Best For
Elastic
Best for: Professionals interested in Elastic
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
ElasticWriter
4.0
3.5
Overall
4.1
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Elastic only
🌐 Remote-Friendly⚖️ Work-Life Balance📡 Async-First💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Writer only
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🔓 Open Source
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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
Bottom Line
Elastic
Elastic — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Writer
Writer — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Elastic — 198 jobs
💻 Engineering
87
💼 Sales / GTM
67
📣 Marketing
8
📋 Product
7
👤 HR / People
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
📊 Data
2
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Elastic scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 4.1 work-life balance rating. Writer scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Open Source. Elastic also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Work-Life Balance, Async-First, Strong Comp & Equity. Writer also emphasizes Engineering-Driven, Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, Elastic has 198 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.