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?

"Great leadership and product management team with their head in the right place." ((in 23 reviews)); "Benefits are great" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great team to work on GTM" ((in 19 reviews)); "very supportive and friendly colleagues." ((in 14 reviews)); "great work life balance and has only ~1000 employees worldwide so works closely" ((in 12 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)); "Upper management is probably aware of those issues (not the least due to high turnaround and negative exit surveys) yet is overlooking and not interested in stepping in to fix things." ((in 4 reviews)); "Brand recognition is improving with IPO" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Couchbase layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Couchbase layoffs and their outlook for job security at Couchbase in 2026.

What Couchbase locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Santa Clara , Austin , Mountain View , San Jose

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Couchbase reviews

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 & values

4.1

Diversity & 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).

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Reviews by job title

465 reviews

5.0

May 23, 2026

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive technology and products. Recent refresh.

Cons

The company still needs to grow.

2.0

May 21, 2026

Company is rapidly declining, I do not recommend.

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It WAS a really good company. I have been here for many years, but now the company is clearly going on a death spiral.

Cons

Layoffs and cuts in the salary while asking for extra work. Poorly designed AI products. It used to be a rockstar company, now it is almost average.

4.0

May 15, 2026

Great company with fantastic people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to work for, great people

Cons

Nothing that stands out as a negative. As with all jobs, this one will have each own along the way, but overall it's great to work for couchbase

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