Fast growing company with lots of opportunities - Senior Software Engineer MongoDB Employee Review

5.0
Aug 24, 2022
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Pros

MongoDB is a fast growing company, where ambitious engineers can make a big impact. The culture is pretty much engineering-driven, which means if you are an engineer, (to some extent) you can choose and work on the project you think will benefit customers/company/team the most. The company has been doing extremely well in growing customer base and expanding to many countries around the world. MongoDB (headquartered in NYC) has a Silicone Valley culture (rather than Wall Street culture), which is embraced by engineers. People wear casually and work from anywhere they like. The work-life balance is also great if you have family to take care of. Senior management team is very transparent, and employees always get the opportunity to ask them questions in all-hands meetings. Great compensation (base salary + RSU refresh) and great benefits. Unlike other companies which have unlimited PTO but nobody actually takes vacations, MongoDB employees do take days off as needed.

Cons

Reorganization pain due to fast growth, but it also means new opportunities always come up.

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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)

2.0
Mar 23, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Most benefits are solid, exception being no matching 401K which is kind of insane for tech. Embraces the use of AI for all employees.

Cons

MongoDB is extremely dysfunctional from a marketing POV. The functional silos built a culture of no collaboration and just checking boxes of doing the same things over and over again. Leadership at the MLT level is out of their depth for what the business needs out of marketing to grow. There is arrogance encouraged by a bully CMO who has her favorites that can be held to different standards than others and it is abundantly clear. That attitude trickles down into all of MLT and never really offer solutions, just criticisms. Pay is lower than other companies for the same role. Lack of clarity of what it takes to get a promotion. Blatant disregard for Employee Engagement surveys that have been on a decline for years that leadership takes no ownership on improving.

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