Does Couchbase pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Couchbase employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Couchbase. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Couchbase?

77% of Couchbase employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Couchbase 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Couchbase?

Software Engineer (41) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (20) , Senior Software Engineer (20) , Solutions Engineer (14) , Technical Support Engineer (13) , Sales (10) , Account Executive (9) , Enterprise Account Executive (9) , Business Development (6) , Director (6) , Cloud Support Engineer (5) , Sales Development Representative (5) , Enterprise Sales Representative (4) , Executive Assistant (4) , Anonymous (3)

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

"Great team to work on GTM" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great leadership and product management team with their head in the right place." ((in 20 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 19 reviews)); "great work life balance and has only ~1000 employees worldwide so works closely" ((in 15 reviews)); "very supportive and friendly colleagues." ((in 15 reviews))

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

"The pay is also way less than the average for the work that’s done." ((in 11 reviews)); "it's always about the manager" ((in 5 reviews)); "Limited brand recognition, but awareness with leading companies." ((in 4 reviews)); "New sales leadership has gutted sales of the best reps." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Couchbase redundancies in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Couchbase locations?

Toronto , Vancouver , Ottawa , Fredericton

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Couchbase Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(466 total reviews)

Matt Cain

78% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture and values

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

Couchbase has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 466 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Couchbase employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

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Reviews by job title

466 reviews

3.0

Jan 17, 2018

Mediocre

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Massive market; Kickass dev team; Interesting tech problems

Cons

Too top-heavy; Broken processes; lack of accountability; blame game politics and culture

Couchbase Response

While we endeavor to hire the best and the brightest, we understand that some will make decisions to pursue other opportunities along their own career paths. We’re sorry your experience was not a positive one, and we wish you the very best in your endeavors.

3.0

Apr 13, 2023

Decent

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great product and technology. More importantly, great people that are willing to collaborate - Shoutout to the team members in India for Capella - Very hard working and probably underpaid

Cons

Exec - Top down approach to engineering development and strategy Budget - Focusing on outsourcing resources to save cost Company Re-org - Recent lay off

5.0

Sep 30, 2022

Great collaborative culture

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People are pleasant and actually want to help you and work together, positive environment, good pay and benefits, they want you to succeed and grow within the company

Cons

Not everyone has great technical chops on the support side

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