I applied online. I interviewed at Elastic in Aug 2017
Interview
5 interviews as total. the first was with a recruiter, and second was with a support manager and form third to forth was with support engineers and last was with top manager of support department.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Java basic knowledge
- TLS/SSL basic knowledge, certificates related
- experiences about Elastic products
(No complicated question technically)
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Elastic (Bengaluru) in Mar 2025
Interview
HR Round (15 mins)
Introductory discussion about your profile.
1hr Technical interview Key questions:
Tell me about yourself.
Why support? Internal vs. external customers?
Handling challenges, angry customers, or tight deadlines.
Exposure to distributed systems (e.g., Elasticsearch, SQL clusters).
Experience with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana.
Why join Elastic?
1. Disk I/O Troubleshooting (iostat):
Analyze two machine outputs to identify performance issues.
Understand iostat metrics and how they affect VMs/apps.
2. Networking Debugging:
Two VMs with data transfer issue despite telnet success.
Debug with network tools, check firewall, OS settings, and logs.
Debug across web server, application, and database layers.
Java/web tech experience preferred.
4. General Tech Questions:
Favorite/challenging issues to troubleshoot.
Experience with Java, APIs, multi-tier debugging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to debug Web Server throwing Issue (500 Error)?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Elastic (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Oct 2022
Interview
Had 3 rounds of interview. All of them were good in my opinion, however, they ghosted after the 3rd interview which was done with 2 members of the Technical Support Team. I never received a feedback on the status of the application, so far, no approved or rejected email.