Lambda
Mid (~500)
MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Best For
Lambda
Best for: Professionals interested in Lambda
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Ratings
LambdaMongoDB
3.6
4.0
Overall
3.7
3.8
Work-Life Balance
3.7
4.1
Culture & Values
3.6
4.0
Comp & Benefits
3.4
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.4
3.8
Career Opps
👍 72% Recommend
👤 76% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
Lambda only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Lambda
- Building the GPU cloud that powers the world’s top AI labs — genuinely impactful infrastructure
- Smart engineering team with strong technical culture and good WLB on most teams
- Management style described as top-down; strategy clarity could be better
- Internal politics and coordination overhead slow things down for some teams
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
Lambda
Lambda — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Open Roles
Lambda — 32 jobs
💻 Engineering
14
💰 Finance
6
📋 Product
4
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
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
Lambda scores 3.6/5.0 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 0.4-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Lambda also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Lambda has 32 open roles and MongoDB has 428 open roles.