MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
MongoDBScale AI
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
2.9
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.6
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Scale AI only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
Bottom Line
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Open Roles
MongoDB — 428 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
171
💻 Engineering
133
📋 Product
32
📣 Marketing
14
⚙️ Operations
9
👤 HR / People
8
💰 Finance
6
🧠 ML / AI
4
📊 Data
2
Scale AI — 175 jobs
💻 Engineering
64
🧠 ML / AI
25
📋 Product
16
💼 Sales / GTM
14
⚙️ Operations
7
⚖️ Legal
5
📣 Marketing
4
📊 Data
2
💰 Finance
2
👤 HR / People
2
🎨 Design
1
🎧 Support
1
Summary
MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Scale AI scores 3.5/5.0 overall with a 2.7 WLB. That’s a 0.5-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Direct Product Impact. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Strong Comp & Equity. Scale AI also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, MongoDB has 428 open roles and Scale AI has 175 open roles.