MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Snowflake
Large (~7,000)
Best For
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Snowflake
Best for: Professionals interested in Snowflake
Ratings
MongoDBSnowflake
4.0
3.7
Overall
3.8
3.4
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.8
Culture & Values
4.0
3.7
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.5
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.5
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 74% Recommend
👤 78% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
MongoDB only
🔓 Open Source🎯 Direct Product Impact
Snowflake only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity
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
Snowflake
- Massive-scale distributed systems work with top-tier compensation and RSUs
- High technical bar, accessible senior leaders, and real learning opportunities
- Culture shifting under new leadership — holiday cuts and increased performance pressure
- Quarterly planning overhead and oncall load vary significantly by team
Bottom Line
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Snowflake
Snowflake — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
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
Snowflake — 419 jobs
💻 Engineering
181
💼 Sales / GTM
93
📣 Marketing
29
📋 Product
22
📊 Data
14
⚖️ Legal
6
⚙️ Operations
6
🧠 ML / AI
5
💰 Finance
3
🎨 Design
2
Summary
MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Snowflake scores 3.7/5.0 overall with a 3.4 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity. MongoDB also emphasizes Open Source, Direct Product Impact. Snowflake also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, MongoDB has 428 open roles and Snowflake has 419 open roles.