MongoDB
Large (~5,500)
Writer
Mid (~400)
Best For
MongoDB
Best for: Professionals interested in MongoDB
Writer
Best for: Professionals interested in Writer
Ratings
MongoDBWriter
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.8
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.1
3.6
Culture & Values
4.0
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.3
Senior Mgmt
3.8
3.3
Career Opps
👍 80% Recommend
👤 84% CEO Approval (CEO)
👍 70% Recommend
👤 74% CEO Approval (CEO)
Culture Values
MongoDB only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🎯 Direct Product Impact
Writer only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate
Shared
🔓 Open Source⚙️ Engineering-Driven
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
Writer
- Real AI engineering with proprietary LLMs — not just wrapping OpenAI APIs
- Strong enterprise traction and visionary product direction
- Intense work culture with very high expectations and limited work-life balance
- Growing management layers creating organizational friction
Bottom Line
MongoDB
MongoDB — check Glassdoor for detailed reviews.
Writer
Writer — 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
Writer — 49 jobs
💻 Engineering
16
💼 Sales / GTM
12
🎨 Design
1
⚙️ Operations
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
MongoDB scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Writer 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: Open Source, Engineering-Driven. MongoDB also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Direct Product Impact. Writer also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate.
On the hiring front, MongoDB has 428 open roles and Writer has 49 open roles.