Cockroach Labs, the creator of the cloud-native SQL database CockroachDB, employs roughly 480 people worldwide. Over the most recent hiring cycle the company added 75 new team members while 44 employees departed, resulting in a net headcount increase of about seven percent. This steady expansion underscores the firm’s continued investment in both product development and go-to-market functions as it supports customers running mission-critical workloads on distributed infrastructure.
Engineering is the largest group at Cockroach Labs with 182 employees, accounting for nearly two-fifths of the workforce and highlighting the company’s emphasis on database innovation and reliability. Revenue-generating roles are also well represented: Sales and Support combine for 148 employees, or roughly one-third of total headcount. Marketing and Product together host 50 specialists who guide positioning and roadmap execution, while Business Management, HR, Finance & Administration, Operations, IT, and Risk & Compliance collectively comprise the remaining staff. Overall, the distribution shows a balance between building the core technology and scaling customer adoption.
Cockroach Labs maintains a hybrid, geographically distributed model. Approximately 113 employees are based in New York City, which serves as the company’s headquarters, while sizable contingents sit in Austin, San Francisco, and London. Bengaluru provides an additional engineering hub with 35 team members. Smaller offices are located in Seattle, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Denver, yet the single largest segment—about 205 employees—works remotely from various other locations. This spread illustrates the organization’s focus on accessing global talent and supporting a flexible work environment.