Need technical direction not policies - Software Engineer Couchbase Employee Review

3.0
Feb 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

HR is quite active on Glassdoor, playing the saving grace. Please read their 5 star reviews for the "pros".

Cons

Like someone here clearly mentioned, we need more engineers than managers. There are too many managers, directors, sr. directors who are busy challenging each other, stepping into each other's territory, eventually ending up being counter-productive to the engineering teams. Loyalist culture is gradually taking root.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
May 5, 2026
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Pros

I started recently with the company. Overall, onboarding was smooth. I received lots of great communication and documentation. My laptop arrived early so I was able to be ready for my remote onboarding session. Everyone I spoke with was nice, professional, and genuinely seemed to like their jobs and the people with whom they work.

Cons

Remote onboarding is always tough for making people connections, but it was not bad. I did have some tech issues but they were addressed and resolved quickly.

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