Saarika Bhasi, now a software engineer II at Elastic, didn’t always envision herself in the tech industry. In fact, she was initially hesitant to commit to a career in software engineering. However, her passion for problem solving and building solutions from scratch sparked a deep interest in the field. “You can really develop something and see the result right in front of … [Read more...] about Building confidence through code: How Saarika Bhasi restarted her career in tech
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Driven by problem solving and data, Liran Agami built her career in generative AI
Everyone wants to work on generative AI, Liran Agami, Senior Manager, Software Engineering says. Liran and her team are excited that they get to be a part of Elastic®’s generative AI working group.Liran works on the broad search team and manages the search relevance team. Her team’s goal is to make sure every search query returns relevant and performant data, she says. The … [Read more...] about Driven by problem solving and data, Liran Agami built her career in generative AI
Women in tech: Diana Todea shares her career journey to becoming a site reliability engineer
After completing a degree in political philosophy, Diana Todea pivoted to a role in IT customer service. While it seems like a big leap, it made sense for her. She comes from a family of engineers. “Asking questions is a part of who I am,” she says. “I’m an engineer at heart, I like seeing how things are constructed.”Diana started her tech career in her home country of Romania … [Read more...] about Women in tech: Diana Todea shares her career journey to becoming a site reliability engineer
Someone Like Me: Tristan Ma on celebrating his culture, connecting through ElastAsians, and building his sales career
First generation can be interpreted in many ways. For Tristan Ma, Solutions Architect at Elastic, it means being the first generation to be born in the United States.While his parents have spent the majority of their lives in North America, Tristan and his sister were the first in their family to be born here.Tristan’s parents immigrated to North America from Vietnam—his dad … [Read more...] about Someone Like Me: Tristan Ma on celebrating his culture, connecting through ElastAsians, and building his sales career
Embracing equity, crafting your career path, and other lessons from women at Elastic
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EmbraceEquity—something we take quite seriously at Elastic. In 2019 we conducted not one, but two, audits to ensure equal pay, and we provide men and women the same amount of paid parental leave within the first year of family formation. We also have an employee resource group dedicated to women whose mission is to help women … [Read more...] about Embracing equity, crafting your career path, and other lessons from women at Elastic
Get clear on your career path. Elastic’s Alexis Young gives advice on how.
After six years in the accounting department of a staffing company, Alexis Young realized she was good at her job, but it didn’t fulfill her. She pivoted her career path into HR in 2012 and joined Elastic as Senior HR Business Partner in 2022. Her role requires her to partner closely with her respective leadership team and the business to work through HR-related issues as they … [Read more...] about Get clear on your career path. Elastic’s Alexis Young gives advice on how.
Want a Career in Developer Advocacy? Alexis Roberson’s Story Will Inspire You to Apply
Alexis Roberson, Developer Advocate at Elastic, started her career in technology because of a challenge from a college professor. The ask? To major in computer science for a semester and see how she liked it. Fast forward to 2019 and Alexis graduated with a computer science degree and started her career as a DevOps engineer—a far cry from the English major she thought she’d … [Read more...] about Want a Career in Developer Advocacy? Alexis Roberson’s Story Will Inspire You to Apply
Power to Fly: How Elastic’s Tiffany Witwer Built a Career from Civil Engineering to Customer Success
This blog post was originally published on the Power to Fly website.Tiffany Witwer from Elastic is a proud mom of three.“I enjoy being a parent because it teaches me patience and it gives me a different perspective,” she shares. “It allows me to be more present, laugh more, and appreciate the small things.”In between her duties as a mom, she keeps herself mentally and … [Read more...] about Power to Fly: How Elastic’s Tiffany Witwer Built a Career from Civil Engineering to Customer Success
A Unique Cybersecurity Career Path: From Journalism to Cisco
Few security career paths are linear. For Stephanie Frankel the journey to Cisco Secure was circuitous. The Ann Arbor, Michigan native studied journalism at the University of Michigan before managing communications for the Washington Capitals and NBC Sports. But after several stints at communications agencies, she charted a new path for herself in cybersecurity. Not only has … [Read more...] about A Unique Cybersecurity Career Path: From Journalism to Cisco
Take Your Career to the Next Level
Cybercrime is increasing exponentially and presents devastating risks for most organizations. According to Cybercrime Magazine, global cybercrime damage is predicted to hit $10.5 trillion annually as of 2025. One of the more recent and increasingly popular forms of tackling such issues by identifying is ethical hacking. This method identifies potential security vulnerabilities … [Read more...] about Take Your Career to the Next Level