Does Cockroach Labs pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cockroach Labs employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cockroach Labs. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cockroach Labs?

63% of Cockroach Labs employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cockroach Labs 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 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 18 reviews)); "Great people and culture too" ((in 16 reviews)); "Really compelling product and a (then) great team backing it." ((in 7 reviews)); "Great work life balance." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits." ((in 4 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))

What are employees saying about Cockroach Labs redundancies in 2026?

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

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3.7

63% would recommend to a friend

(91 total reviews)

Spencer Kimball

81% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.7

Culture and values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

Cockroach Labs has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 91 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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91 reviews

3.0

May 15, 2026

Lost the culture that made it great

Revenue operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Generally friendly people. Solid initial pay, though don't expect any raises. Good benefits.

Cons

Became extremely political after prior leadership transitions. Flatness of the company structure completely dissipated. Management plays favorites. Very Machiavellian now - management will cut employees at a moments notice. Culture has totally shifted, though still some residual positivity from those still left prior to the leadership change. No internal opportunities for growth, no internal pay raises. People will take credit for your work to make themselves look better.

3.0

Mar 31, 2026

An ok place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

- Depending on your team you can work on some really interesting stuff - Some of smartest people I've worked with

Cons

- Below market compensation, leading to lots of attrition and knowledge loss - Questionable product prioritization

1.0

Mar 24, 2026

Just Terrible Management and No Sales Pipeline

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The tech is promising, but just a hard sell when other far cheaper solutions are readily available.

Cons

Mixed messages from management, from the CEO down to your daily direct managers. Unclear, muddled feedback to the point you do not know if you are doing well or not. Major trust issues with HR as they are very much pulling illegal moves to thin the herd. CRL is just plain on the wrong track, with a poor sales channel and a codebase that developers describe as unmaintainable, under pressure to deliver a feature at any and all costs.

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