I applied online. I interviewed at MongoDB (New York, NY) in Feb 2024
Interview
Garbage interview process. The position was already low paying, and half the interviewers were pompous or incompetent.
During my system design interview, the guy just gave me a vague question and refused to provide further clarification. I proposed the coorrect solution but he shot it down several times. Then after 20 minutes he got irate and said the answer was so obvious. I could not understand at all what the question he was asking was
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design: Design a way to determine the lineage of a data source.
Example. A is a result of B and C being joined so return A -> B, C -> ...
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at MongoDB (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2026
Interview
Some behavioral questions and a rate limiter coding question with a staff engineer. They really wanted full proof code with no syntax errors and no interviewer guidance. Felt like the interviewer was not attentive.
Saw a fresh ad online, applied quickly and got a quick follow-up from recruiter. So far so good. Well, that's where it ends. After the recruiter call was scheduled, I got completely ghosted.
The interview process was seamless, and the recruiter was helpful and communicative throughout the process. The interviewers were friendly and knowledgeable. The interviews included DSA, Design, Concurrency, and Behavioural aspects. Had a great experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structures and Algorithms, Concurrency, Multi-Threading, Design, Behavioural
