Worse than Amazon - Software Engineer MongoDB Employee Review

2.0
Jan 27, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Interesting challenges and smart colleagues.

Cons

MongoDB, before 2023 was an incredible place to work. The problems were (and still are interesting), and comp growth through refreshers and equity appreciation were both good. There were still some issues. Benefits were abysmal. There was no 401k match. HR is not employee friendly on issues like relocation, immigration and short-term leave. The company recently implemented a amazon-style PIP quotas that make amazon look like a good employer. Employees were essentially laid off via a shady PIP that was essentially never meant as a performance improvement tool. Those on pip received no severance or option to continue healthcare or immigration support. The CTO came from amazon and the chief people officer worked for cognizant for a long time, and it clearly shows. Avoid this place if you have other offers. You judge an employer based on how it treats employees at times of adversity and Mongodb failed to do the bare minimum.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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Pros

The early talent team does a fantastic job supporting interns and making the transition from college to full-time comfortable. Team's truly do care for you

Cons

Felt like there was a lot changes happening at the executive level

2.0
Mar 23, 2026
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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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