Great people, great culture, great momentum - Staff Engineer MongoDB Employee Review

5.0
Mar 23, 2022
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Pros

Truly collegial engineering culture backed up by "no jerks" hiring. Lots of opportunity for taking ownership and growing in responsibility. Challenging problems to work on. Tremendous market adoption and post-IPO growth rate. Lots of management transparency. Excellent work/life balance if you want it. Relatively little politics.

Cons

Decision making can be process-heavy. Product management is uneven and often too influential. Despite big SaaS business, SRE/devops capabilities are seem immature. Performance review/promotion processes are opaque/subjective. Some departments are more insular/tribal than others. Rapid growth has led to lots of inexperienced managers. Despite genuine efforts, the company has struggled to improve diversity, particularly in technical leadership roles.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Supportive people, a strong culture, and meaningful flexibility are the biggest positives. I've had the chance to work with thoughtful colleagues who care about doing good work and helping each other succeed. There are solid opportunities to learn, build relationships across teams, and contribute in a way that feels impactful.

Cons

Workloads can be heavy during busy periods, and priorities can sometimes shift quickly (which is expected in growing companies)

1.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

Remote work and decent pay

Cons

Really depends on the team, however middle management needs to be addressed. Toxic culture that truly depends on who your manager is. Silent layoffs are made to seem "Performance-based", then job is re-posted at a reduced range. Proceed with caution and understand that HR is not your friend.

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