Jobs at Cockroach Labs

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Cockroach Labs, the creator of CockroachDB, builds a distributed SQL database that guarantees strong consistency, high availability, and automatic sharding across data centers. The company is praised for its open‑source community contributions, cloud‑native architecture, and focus on building resilient systems that scale globally.

Positions span software engineering (Go, Rust, C++), data engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, product management, and sales & marketing. Candidates can expect a remote‑first environment, frequent cross‑team collaborations, and a mandate to solve complex distributed‑systems problems. Cockroach Labs rewards curiosity, full‑stack knowledge, and a passion for building scalable services.

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Staff Software Engineer, Product

Company: Aptos Labs

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Posted Jun 05, 2025

We do hire exceptionally talented professionals with decades of experience in their field. We do not hire on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender,…

Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

Company: Uniswap Labs

Location: New York, NY

Posted Jun 03, 2025

Take charge of driving strategic technical initiatives across engineering pods that impact the entire engineering organization.

Software Development Manager - Compiler Simulation , AWS Neuron, Annapurna Labs

Company: Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted May 21, 2025

M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical field. You will leverage your technical skills as a hands-on partner to AWS ML services teams, involved…

Engineering Manager, Foundations

Company: Chainlink Labs

Location: Austin, TX

Posted May 16, 2025

Proven experience in managing the complete engineering and delivery lifecycle of a product, with strong customer empathy and the ability to balance product…

Sr. Software Engineer- AI/ML, AWS Neuron Distributed Training

Company: Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Location: Cupertino, CA

Posted Apr 09, 2025

Our org covers multiple disciplines including silicon engineering, hardware design and verification, software, and operations.

Platform Engineer

Company: Aptos Labs

Location: Palo Alto, CA

Posted Jun 05, 2025

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about building platforms for others and supporting a world class engineering team and our external…

Test Engineer

Company: Ise Labs Inc And Subsidiary

Location: San Jose, CA

Posted Feb 28, 2025

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Senior Software Development Engineer, AWS Neuron Frameworks

Company: Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Location: Cupertino, CA

Posted Jun 11, 2025

5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience. We value work-life harmony.

Sr. Machine Learning - Compiler Engineer III, AWS Neuron, Annapurna Labs

Company: Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Location: Cupertino, CA

Posted May 21, 2025

5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.

People Intelligence and Engagement Partner

Company: Chainlink Labs

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted May 16, 2025

Tuning into the Web 3 industry and business to keep abreast with trends to reflect in own workstreams. High proficiency in operational tools (e.g., Sheets,…

Reth Engineer (Remote)

Company: Sova Labs

Location: New York, NY

Posted Apr 21, 2025

Your Ethereum client development experience - particularly with reth - provides a strong foundation for understanding validator consensus mechanisms and secure…

People Intelligence and Engagement Partner

Company: Chainlink Labs

Location: Austin, TX

Posted May 21, 2025

Tuning into the Web 3 industry and business to keep abreast with trends to reflect in own workstreams. High proficiency in operational tools (e.g., Sheets,…

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like to work at Cockroach Labs?
<p>Work at Cockroach Labs feels like contributing to a high‑impact, mission‑critical project. The company operates a remote‑first model with distributed teams across the US, Europe, and Asia, supported by weekly all‑hands meetings and bi‑weekly hackathons that encourage knowledge sharing. Employees often lead the design of fault‑tolerant services, refine distributed consensus algorithms, and mentor junior engineers. The culture emphasizes ownership, continuous learning, and a data‑driven approach to product decisions.</p>
What types of positions are available at Cockroach Labs?
<p>Current openings include: <strong>Software Engineer (Go, Rust, C++)</strong>, responsible for core database internals; <strong>Data Engineer</strong>, building pipelines for telemetry and analytics; <strong>DevOps & Cloud Engineer</strong>, designing automated deployment and observability solutions; <strong>Product Manager</strong>, shaping feature roadmaps from customer feedback; <strong>Sales Engineer</strong>, translating technical benefits to enterprise prospects; <strong>Marketing Specialist</strong>, creating content for the open‑source community; and <strong>Support Engineer</strong>, troubleshooting production incidents for enterprise customers.</p>
How can I stand out as an applicant for Cockroach Labs?
<p>Demonstrate deep knowledge of distributed systems: discuss CAP theorem trade‑offs, consensus protocols, or sharding strategies. Showcase Go or Rust projects on GitHub, especially those dealing with concurrency or fault tolerance. Contribute to the CockroachDB community—fix issues, review pull requests, or write blog posts. Tailor your resume to highlight performance‑critical code, scalability experiments, and unit‑test coverage. Prepare for technical interviews by mastering system‑design questions, data‑structures, and coding challenges. Finally, articulate how your experience aligns with Cockroach Labs’ mission to create resilient, cloud‑native databases.</p>

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