Software Engineer - Software Engineer MongoDB Employee Review

2.0
Aug 3, 2015
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Pros

The actual work here is very interesting. As a systems engineer, I couldn't ask for much that's more exciting than helping build a database. Peers are very intelligent and care is put into making committed code as good as it can be. I've learned so much on the job here.

Cons

Management is unskilled and un-trained. Some people who work here are jerks, and are allowed to keep being jerks as long as they produce quality code. This drives away other talented, friendlier engineers. The culture is unhealthy in promoting quality/quantity of work over most else--interpersonal relations, work-life balance, and personal sanity included. Diversity in age, race, gender, religion, undergraduate college, and many other vectors is sorely lacking. Female employees, especially engineers, are treated unfairly no matter how much MongoDB pays lip service to this cause.

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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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