Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at MongoDB with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MongoDB overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MongoDB as a Senior Software Engineer according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at MongoDB in Dec 2021
Interview
I was reached out by their recruiter, starting with a call with a director who shared insights and long term vision of his department.
Then phone interview + hiring manager call + on-site interviews with coding, system design and behaviors.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Regular and formal interview questions, similar to what I had with Google/FB.
coding + system design + behaviors
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at MongoDB in Jun 2026
Interview
The interview process was well organized and flowed smoothly. However, it had quite a few stages, starting with an HR interview to assess my background and skills, followed by a technical interview that included a live coding exercise and several in-depth technical questions. Overall, it was a thorough process that effectively evaluated both technical ability and problem-solving skills.
Interviewer had a particular solution in mind that took a different approach from my own. My solution was algorithmically correct but not one that they were familiar with and preferred a non-closed form solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
API design question with some standard library usage required.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at MongoDB
Interview
Process was: Recruiter screening, Phone Screen, 5 Virtual Onsite. The whole process took a long time. I loved each interviewer, they were really friendly, nice and passionate with their work. The interview questions were unique and on the harder side but well organized.