I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at MongoDB (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2019
Interview
- Went through 4 interviews over 8 weeks punctuated by long silences.
- Withdrew after that. No one could say how many more rounds or when a decision could be made and by whom.
- And 3 of the 4 had to be rescheduled at the last moment (One call even had another candidate on the call initially!) which is quite disrespectful and a major red flag.
- Also looks Dublin has been without a manager for a better part of 2 years.
Worth considering making the interviews more structured as it seems like a lot of the interviewers seemed unprepared.
Great technology and opportunity but looks like CS program in need of some adult supervision.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at MongoDB
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me back in October. Had various interviews and was a very start/stop process. Original recruiter was fired, one of the team members I interviewed with left the company. No one would explain why or what happened with them. Company would go on hiring freeze and week later, no more freeze. Red flags everywhere. Final round was a presentation round which is a lot of effort for an interview process. They expect you to know their product inside/out during the presentation when this is only an interview. Overall, declined offer as the interview process is indicative of the company and believe I dodged a bullet.
I applied online. I interviewed at MongoDB (Frankfurt am Main)
Interview
Company makes very positive impression and two people I had a pleasure to speak with were highly professional. After speaking with recruiter and team leader unfortunately I never received any feedback about next stage or disqualification, lack of communication at that stage was a bit disappointing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
asked mostly about skills and experience, language skills
Process was thorough and organized, there is an interviewee portal used that details where you are in the process, who you've met with, who you're going to meet with, and any reference materials needed to complete each step. Communication was reliable throughout the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They tested industry knowledge by issuing a conversation prompt to be answered live with a peer on the team.