I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at MongoDB
Interview
I had an introductory interview with the MongoDB recruiter which introduced me to the hiring position and process. I then had 2 technical sessions with engineers in the hiring team and after that I met the hiring manager, checked again with the recruiter and had an interview with the VP of engineer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why I was looking for a change. On the technical side, it was hands on coding tests focused on evaluating how you think about coding problems and solutions, rather than very low level coding details.
Interviewer had a particular solution in mind that took a different approach from my own. My solution was algorithmically correct but not one that they were familiar with and preferred a non-closed form solution.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
API design question with some standard library usage required.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at MongoDB
Interview
Process was: Recruiter screening, Phone Screen, 5 Virtual Onsite. The whole process took a long time. I loved each interviewer, they were really friendly, nice and passionate with their work. The interview questions were unique and on the harder side but well organized.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at MongoDB in Oct 2025
Interview
Recruiter phone interview, a technical screen, then multiple technical interview rounds. I've gone through non-concurrent programming, concurrent programming, algorithms and the design one; didn't make it to the behaviorial and final interviews,
The process is well explained, and I have even got feedback afterwards.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Concurrent interview: design a concurrent expriring queue
