Thrive at Cockroach Labs

CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. We’re cloud-native, open source, and indestructible.

Today, Cockroach Labs helps organizations of all sizes—from single-person startups to multinational enterprises—manage their data seamlessly.

We’re looking for talented, creative people to build the future with us.

What we value

Commit to Excellence

We commit to shipping products and serving customers with a singular focus on excellence. We take pride in breaking boundaries, constantly improving, and aiming to produce great (not just good) work in order to win the market. Excellence is how we build a category-defining company.

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Respect Each Other

We approach discussions with humility and an open mind to guarantee that we will learn something new or appreciate a problem from a new perspective. And that, in turn, leads to better outcomes.

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Establish Balance

We believe that whole, healthy individuals produce consistently exceptional results. Whether we find work-life balance through time with friends and family, a healthy lifestyle, or intellectual pursuits, maintaining a healthy balance enables high performance.

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Communicate Openly & Honestly

We are at our best when we communicate openly and honestly – understanding both our successes and our failures in order to continuously improve and enable each Roacher to effectively contribute to solving difficult problems.

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Working at Cockroach Labs

Life at Cockroach Labs

Hear directly from our Roachers about what makes being a Roacher special

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Open Positions

CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. We’re cloud-native, open source, and damn near indestructible. Today, Cockroach Labs helps organizations of all sizes—from single-person startups to multinational enterprises—manage their data seamlessly.

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From the Blog

True Tales of Survival: The $500 million dollar typo

How We Give Back

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Referral Donations

We match each employee referral bonus with an equivalent donation to a 501(c)(3) of the employee’s choice.

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Corporate Giving Initiatives

Cockroach Labs hiring and marketing initiatives center charitable organizations such as Black Girls Code, Women Who Code, and more.

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Connect and Contribute Program

Connect and Contribute days are company time dedicated for our people to learn, seek understanding, grow, volunteer, mobilize, or otherwise make a positive change.

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Community Engagement

We partner with organizations in our local communities through team volunteer efforts, mentorship, and fostering the next generation of tech talent.

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Sustainability

We believe in minimizing our carbon footprint and protecting the environment— where possible, we’ve phased out production and shipment of Cockroach Labs swag in favor of donations to nonprofit causes.

Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging

Cockroach Labs is committed to building a diverse workforce and advancing equity within our communities. Our executive diversity committee, CREWS, and management across the company partner to build diversity, inclusion, and belonging into the foundations of our work and community partnerships.
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"I joined Cockroach Labs because it was a chance to work on once-in-a-decade technology with a huge addressable market. It's cliché to say that you join startups to learn fast and do a bit of everything, but as the first product manager on CockroachDB Dedicated, and now GM of the offering, that's certainly been true and a highlight of my time here. The opportunity to work with so many talented people across the company while making rapid progress on solving hard customer problems is the best part of my job."

Lakshmi Kannan, General Manager - CockroachDB Dedicated

Benefits

Wellbeing for All

Learning is Good

Having Fun Together

Flexible Time Off

Health & Retirement

Paid Parental Leave

Relocation Support

And More!

Recognized as a best place to work for 5 years in a row

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BPTW2021 Award-Badge 100 Work NYC
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