MongoDB

Developer Data Platform — The Company Behind the World's Most Popular NoSQL Database

The consensus on MongoDB: World-class enablement and training with a strong engineering culture building the most widely-used NoSQL database. Competitive compensation with solid equity, though at scale some politics and management challenges have emerged.

2007
Founded
New York
Headquarters
~5,500
Employees
MDB
Public (NASDAQ)
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Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at MongoDB

MongoDB has built a strong engineering culture around one of the most impactful open-source projects in the database world. Engineers work on massive distributed systems challenges — global replication, sharding, and the document model that millions of developers rely on daily. The company invests heavily in enablement and training, consistently praised as best-in-class by employees. Compensation is competitive with solid equity packages as a publicly traded company. With a global presence spanning NYC, Dublin, and offices worldwide, MongoDB offers flexible hybrid work. However, at ~5,500 employees, the culture has gotten more political at scale, team-switching can be disruptive, and work-life balance varies significantly by team and manager.

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Glassdoor Ratings

MongoDB Glassdoor Ratings & Employee Reviews

4.0
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 2,509 reviews
Culture & Values 3.9
Work-Life Balance 3.8
Compensation & Benefits 3.7
Career Opportunities 3.9
Senior Management 3.5
Overall Rating 4.0
79% Recommend to a Friend
Employee Review Themes

Working at MongoDB: Pros & Cons

✓ What employees love

  • ✓ Best-in-class enablement and training — world-class onboarding and continuous learning programs
  • ✓ Strong engineering culture with deep technical depth — engineers work on genuinely hard distributed systems problems
  • ✓ Competitive compensation with solid equity as a publicly traded company (MDB)
  • ✓ Global presence with flexible hybrid work across NYC, Dublin, and offices worldwide

✗ What could be better

  • ✗ No 401(k) match — a notable gap for a company of this size and profitability
  • ✗ Culture has gotten more political at scale — navigating internal dynamics takes more energy
  • ✗ Team-switching and reorgs happen — can be disruptive to momentum and relationships
  • ✗ Work-life balance varies significantly by team and manager — some teams run hot
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

C++ Go JavaScript Python

Product

MongoDB Atlas and the document database used by millions of developers worldwide. The developer data platform powers modern applications with flexible schemas, horizontal scaling, and a rich query language.

Engineering Scale

Massive distributed systems engineering — global replication, sharding, consensus protocols, and storage engine optimization. One of the most complex database systems in production today. See open roles →

Team Structure

Large distributed engineering organization spanning NYC, Dublin, and global offices. Teams are organized around product areas including Atlas, Server, Drivers, and developer tools with deep specialization.

Open Positions

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Community Sentiment

What the community says about MongoDB

Mostly Positive 5 mentions from Hacker News & Reddit · Updated 2026-04-21
“From their site: 'Employee mental health and wellbeing is another core focus at MongoDB. It’s important for us to help break the stigma around mental health and provide our employees with the support they need, especially at work.”
Hacker News xvxvx · 2025-12-27 View thread →
“MongoDB | Senior Developer Advocate | REMOTE (Dublin, Ireland) | Full TimeMy org is hiring for multiple openings for Senior Developer Advocate roles. We aren't just doing "content.”
Hacker News steffan · 2026-04-01 View thread →
“Location: The Hague Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: The entire stack and more. TypeScript; React; Next.js; Node; Python; Golang; C#; Postgres; MongoDB; AWS; GCP; Hetzner; etc. Résumé/CV: http://linkedin.”
Hacker News warent · 2025-12-01 View thread →
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Hacker News Chet-Fitzgerald · 2025-11-23 View thread →

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