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Elastic builds the open-source search and observability platform trusted by over half the Fortune 500, with Elasticsearch at its core. The company is distributed by design with a strong culture around work-life balance, autonomy, and flexibility — consistently praised by employees. The caveat: the stock has been flat for years amid questions about strategic direction and internal politics, which has dampened upside expectations for equity holders.
see the full file on Elasticdocumented benefits (11)
| Birthing-parent leave | 16 weeks |
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| Partner leave | 16 weeks |
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
| PTO | offered |
| Retirement match | Dollar-for-dollar up to 6% of eligible earnings |
| Retirement match ceiling | 6% |
| Charitable donation match | yes |
| Donation match cap | $2,000 |
| Fully remote roles | yes |
| Volunteer days | 5 days |
| Flexible hours | yes |
notable perks
- Distributed by design since day one — work from anywhere on the globe
- 'Home, Dinner' is a stated company principle: no such thing as work-life balance, only balance in life
- 'Space, Time' — a stated commitment to protect space and time for people to dream
- Employee assistance (hardship) fund for Elasticians through the Elastic Cares program
- Interest-based Slack channels to build connection across a fully distributed workforce
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by Elastic. It applies to every employer in Remote.
| IVF cycles the state covers | THERE IS NO FEDERAL MANDATE. No US law requires an employer health plan to cover IVF or any infertility treatment, so coverage comes either from the insurance mandate in the state where the plan is written or from the employer's own choice. And the state mandates reach less far than they look: they bind fully insured plans bought from a state-regulated carrier, while a self-funded employer plan is governed federally under ERISA and is preempted from state insurance regulation. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan, and 80% of those at firms of 200 or more — so at the size of employer this site mostly covers, the state mandate usually does not apply, and any fertility benefit is a genuine company choice rather than a restatement of law. That is precisely why it belongs on a benefits page here. Perks has not yet read this employer's own state insurance mandate from an official source; the states that have been read carry their own entry. (No federal statute requires an employer health plan to cover infertility treatment or IVF. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) preempts state insurance regulation as applied to self-funded employer plans, which is why a state mandate does not reach them.) |
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| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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