Adjusting to a completely remote lifestyle during a pandemic is no easy feat, and for many, staying productive in a time like this is even harder. Cockroach Labs is working hard to ensure that our people have what they need to take care of themselves and work-from-home effectively. Our company was founded with a belief in establishing balance and flexibility at the core of our organizational philosophy. We say so proudly on our careers website: “We care about productivity, not…

David Delaney is a Recruiter at Cockroach Labs. During office hours you'll find Dave interviewing and reaching out to engineers or thinking about how to improve the candidate experience. Outside of work most of his time is dedicated to his wife Rachel and son Ezra, but he does find time on Sundays to run around a bit in his old guys soccer league. -- Startups tend to be a breeding ground of ideas that push the envelope.  The lack of…

Throughout the year, we offer internships at Cockroach Labs to give students opportunities to gain industry experience and work on challenging problems within distributed systems. Bilal Akhtar is a Member of Technical Staff at Cockroach Labs, working on the Core Storage team and toying with KV storage engines. Outside of work, you’ll see him reading non-fiction, or giving urban photography a shot. I interned at Cockroach Labs twice while in school. I’ve now come back as a full-time engineer working…

Exercise-Based Interviewing is part of our commitment to reducing bias through the hiring process. Devonaire Ortiz is a Recruiter at Cockroach Labs. Inside the office, you can find him chatting it up with a candidate in one of our phone booths. Outside of the office, you're more likely to find him writing at a cafe. -- When I first heard about Cockroach Labs, I was ten months out of college and working at a small recruiting agency. I heard tell…