If the compensation package is similar, which company would be better to join as a senior software engineer: Dremio or Cockroach Labs? Please analyze objectively, regardless of their names.
Imagine your grandparents ask where you work and you have to tell them cockroach 🪳 labs.
It will be an interesting conversation, leading to laugh and fun. It already gives me giggles :D
Imagine like googlers at google you are called cockroaches at cockroach lab!
I really love working here and believe in our product, team, and leadership. Haters gonna hate, but they’ll never forget the name 😉. This is a great engineering org. We really care about quality and are pushing the bounds in the world of distributed OLTP. I don’t know a lot about Dremio so I can’t really compare - but it seems like a cool product. Anything specific you want to know about Cockroach Labs? There are some great conference talks you can find online that could be helpful to you, or you can check out our YouTube channel. Your recruiter is also happy to let you have a few 1 on 1s with some team members to help you decide if it’s the right decision for you.
I have a question. Will a single sticky trap bring down your whole system?
@crdb286, Thanks for your answer. This is very helpful. I will ask the recruiter for a one-on-one session with an engineer.
I am surprised that people here are commenting more on CRL’s name than giving feedback about the company. This shows only unprofessional behaviour of such people.
Looks like I’m a bit late to the party.. however in all fun and seriousness, that’s an absolute terrible name. Like who the heck thinks of this? “Let’s create a billion dollar company with (potentially) a great product, and name it something that everyone hates!” I am in business development and the last thing I would want to do is reach out to prospective accounts and say “hi I’m from cockroach labs, would you like to have a meeting”? They’ll probably think I’m like a bug scientist or termite man. I had a nice laugh writing this, hopefully it doesn’t upset anyone.. but if it does, please request they change the name.
OP literally just mentioned how people are being unprofessional raging over the name, and yet you proceed to write another paragraph on it😂
What are the offers?
What's the offer breakdown for cockroach labs?
Dremio is olap Cockroach is oltp
I would not work at cockroach labs just coz of the name
I don't mind their name. To me it is a sign that they are committed to challenging the norms.
Don’t listen to Kohl’s. That company and their product are amazing.