Cloudflare
Large (~4,000)
MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Best For
Cloudflare
Best for: Engineers who want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Ratings
CloudflareMongoDB
3.9
4.0
Overall
3.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.1
Culture & Values
3.8
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.5
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.8
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 77% CEO Approval (Matthew Prince)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Cloudflare only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🪟 Transparent
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact🌱 Learning & Growth
Pros & Cons
Cloudflare
- Mission-driven company building critical internet infrastructure — meaningful work with real impact
- Smart colleagues and a culture that values innovation, shipping quickly, and technical excellence
- Compensation can lag behind FAANG competitors, especially base salary
- Some teams experience high pressure and demanding workloads with uneven management quality
MongoDB
- World-class enablement — best training programs many employees have encountered
- Competitive pay with strong equity, especially for senior roles
- No 401k match and culture has gotten more political at scale
- Work-life balance is team-dependent — some teams have long hours expectations
Bottom Line
Cloudflare
Choose Cloudflare if you want mission-driven work building critical internet infrastructure with sharp engineers — but compensation lags FAANG and pressure can be high.
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Cloudflare — 469 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
226
💻 Engineering
127
📋 Product
19
📣 Marketing
18
📊 Data
10
⚙️ Operations
7
👤 HR / People
6
⚖️ Legal
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
💰 Finance
1
MongoDB — 428 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
171
💻 Engineering
133
📋 Product
32
📣 Marketing
14
⚙️ Operations
9
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📊 Data
2
Summary
Cloudflare scores 3.9/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.7 work-life balance rating. MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.8 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact, Learning & Growth. Cloudflare also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Transparent. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity.
On the hiring front, Cloudflare has 469 open roles and MongoDB has 428 open roles.