Cockroach Labs

cockroachlabs.comSoftwareUnited States501-1000 employeesFounded 2015

About

Cockroach Labs builds CockroachDB, a distributed SQL database designed for global scale and resilience.

Reviews (5)

3.2 average

Interview experience

Mixed — interviewees were divided on their experience.

Positive (2)Neutral (3)

What people like

“real learning budget, genuinely smart coworkers, generous parental leave”
“no micromanagement, interesting problems”
“real learning budget, interesting problems, generous parental leave”

What to watch for

“high turnover, unclear expectations, on-call is rough”
“reorgs constantly, comp doesn't keep up with market”
“roadmap changes weekly”

Solid company, good people

Got promoted within 18 months. They actually invest in their people. My manager had my back and gave me real room to grow.

Pros

real learning budget, genuinely smart coworkers, generous parental leave

Cons

high turnover, unclear expectations, on-call is rough

Interview experience: Neutral

Chloe Marchetti

3 months ago

Full-time

Mixed bag

ngl Decent spot to park for a couple years and level up. Good people, dated tooling. Trade-offs everywhere.

Pros

no micromanagement, interesting problems

Cons

reorgs constantly, comp doesn't keep up with market

Interview experience: Neutral

Lola V.

11 months ago

Full-time

Be careful

Overall, Way too many meetings, almost no time to actually build.

Pros

real learning budget, interesting problems, generous parental leave

Cons

roadmap changes weekly

Interview experience: Positive

James R.

over 1 year ago

Full-time

happy here

My manager had my back and gave me real room to grow Got promoted within 18 months. They actually invest in their people.

Pros

fast decisions, PTO people actually use

Cons

reorgs constantly

Interview experience: Neutral

Grace Ortiz

over 1 year ago

Full-time

Would recommend

PTO is respected, nobody guilt-trips you for taking it. Pay landed me well above what I was making before. Politics over substance. Loudest person wins.

Pros

fast decisions

Interview experience: Positive

jade.schmidt

almost 2 years ago

Full-time

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