Does Cockroach Labs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cockroach Labs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cockroach Labs. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cockroach Labs?

65% of Cockroach Labs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cockroach Labs 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cockroach Labs?

Software Engineer (10) , Member Of Technical Staff (9) , Account Executive (5) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (4) , Sales (3) , Sales Engineer (3) , Enterprise Account Executive (2) , People Team (2) , Senior Manager (2) , Senior Software Engineer (2) , Software Engineer(Internship) (2) , Technical Support Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Cockroach Labs according to real employee reviews?

"great place and people would recommend" ((in 17 reviews)); "Great people and culture too" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great work life balance." ((in 6 reviews)); "The benefits are good." ((in 4 reviews)); "Pay is competitive." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cockroach Labs according to real employee reviews?

"Management saying that attrition is normal for industry is not fooling anyone, as people see their strongest colleagues leave or get sacked." ((in 5 reviews)); "Running out of money, Product too niche and difficult to deploy, Leadership checked out and detached from business." ((in 5 reviews)); "Attrition and additional layoffs should be anticipated." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cockroach Labs layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cockroach Labs layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cockroach Labs in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cockroach Labs locations?

New York , Austin , Atlanta , Chicago , Seattle

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Cockroach Labs reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Spencer Kimball

82% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Cockroach Labs has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cockroach Labs employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

93 reviews

5.0

Jan 23, 2017

revolutionary company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great open source project - Great team - running a big revolution to shake up databases

Cons

- startup company with some risk

Cockroach Labs Response

Thanks for the feedback! You are completely right - start-up companies always have some risk. Despite that, we're definitely lucky to be seeing early success with not only a great product, but a great team!

5.0

Apr 4, 2016

Great place to work!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Greatly value the product as well as the people that make Cockroach Labs such an amazing place to work. An additional factor is the founders. All three founders come from a history of contributing to the open source world – two of the founders created the GIMP from their dorm room in 1995. This lends to a culture that is open, transparent, where individuals can self-manage and are held accountable for the work they do. Also, solid work/life balance with dedicated 20% time called Free Fridays.

Cons

No downsides at this time.

Cockroach Labs Response

We really appreciate you taking the time to write such a detailed review! All feedback helps- even when the gist is to keep doing what we're doing. :) As we continue to grow as a company, we'll be very focused on how to scale our culture too!

5.0

Mar 23, 2016

Excellent startup in all ways

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Top-notch engineers building important products. Truly open and constructive culture. Lots of autonomy and opportunity to learn and make a serious impact.

Cons

For a startup of this size, no cons.

Cockroach Labs Response

Thanks for the feedback! It is important to us to know what is important to our employees, so we can continue to focus on the things you care about.

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