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?

"Approachable and strong leadership" ((in 21 reviews)); "Great team to work on GTM" ((in 20 reviews)); "very supportive and friendly colleagues." ((in 16 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 16 reviews)); "great work life balance and has only ~1000 employees worldwide so works closely" ((in 13 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 12 reviews)); "it's always about the manager" ((in 6 reviews)); "Work long hours during the week." ((in 3 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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(465 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 465 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).

Reviews by job title

465 reviews

1.0

8 Jun 2022

A panicking company - avoid!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

interesting products smart and nice people

Cons

The new VP hire is a disaster. They're bringing in cutthroat Amazon culture, are pushing deadlines forward even when unrealistic and do not want to hear no. This attitude is now trickling down and making Couchbase a much worse place to work

2.0

17 Nov 2014

Great Company, but office manager seems to be running the show.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Best product on the market, great people, most of them.

Cons

Office manager seems to be pulling the strings and deciding who is the right fit.

2.0

16 Sept 2022

Changing culture that's very tough on people.

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Reasonable compensation with decent benefits. Very talented folks who are great to work with. Don't skimp when it comes to your work laptop and the offices are great. Decent onboarding process.

Cons

Massive turnover in the engineering group this year. Changing culture that brings micro-management and deadlines set by senior leadership which are entirely unrealistic. Even if you do get to estimate the work senior leadership will cut the timelines to make it 'more aggressive' as this is how we work now. People are burning out across the whole team and the culture is all but gone. Communication is terrible you mostly hear about changing and co flicting priorities through rumor or when you are told you need to do more work somehow.

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