Is MongoDB a good company to work for?

MongoDB has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,815 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 77% of employees would recommend working at MongoDB to a friend and 72% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MongoDB have been left by employees working as Recruiter , Software Engineering Intern and Senior Recruiter .

Does MongoDB pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MongoDB employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MongoDB. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MongoDB?

77% of MongoDB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MongoDB 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MongoDB?

Enterprise Account Executive (137) , Account Executive (112) , Software Engineer (112) , Account Development Representative (82) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Solutions Architect (59) , Customer Success Manager (55) , Sales (46) , Senior Solutions Architect (46) , Technical Services Engineer (44) , Corporate Account Executive (38) , Manager (26) , Consulting Engineer (25) , Software Engineering Intern (25) , Lead Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at MongoDB according to real employee reviews?

"This is company that is all in on its culture and the culture is great." ((in 355 reviews)); "Great people and leaders" ((in 271 reviews)); "There are several other reason to love MongoDB and top most is the great leadership." ((in 140 reviews)); "Great benefits and they encourage you to use your unlimited PTO" ((in 131 reviews)); "Great work life balance and blend." ((in 121 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MongoDB according to real employee reviews?

"They have problems hiring good managers." ((in 44 reviews)); "No 401k match which is not great." ((in 35 reviews)); "life balance is difficult to achieve" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and expected to work out of hours." ((in 10 reviews)); "Diversity is a big rock I know the leadership are passionate to tackle." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about MongoDB layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MongoDB layoffs and their outlook for job security at MongoDB in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MongoDB locations?

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MongoDB reviews

4.0

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,539 total reviews)

CJ Desai

76% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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MongoDB has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,539 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MongoDB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

Feb 16, 2022

I'm loving the ride here.

Full stack web engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Growth opportunities - Effort recognition - Healthy culture - Fair compensation - Honesty/candor amongst team members - Good benefits

Cons

- Too many meetings - Growing too fast, so things can get out of hand - Some (but not many) arbitrary business deadlines

5.0

Feb 15, 2022

Great place to grow your career

Regional director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Huge earnings to set you up for life success (seven figures + equity) - Massive market opportunity with a best in class product which truly works - Positive team culture - Meritocracy based promotions - Excellent Leadership Team, our CEO Dev is brilliant and CRO Cedric is best in class

Cons

- We are still a start up which requires long hours at times, although this is very reflected in your compensation

5.0

Feb 15, 2022

Great company with tonnes of growth potential

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of potential for promotions Good salary packages Great people

Cons

They are scaling so fast that processes can get a little messy

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