MongoDB is a Glassdoor Best-Led Company of 2025

2025 has been a big year for MongoDB.

With MongoDB 8.2, our most feature-rich and performant release yet, we are raising the bar for what developers can achieve. Voyage AI's embedding models and rerankers are bringing state-of-the-art accuracy and efficiency to building trustworthy, reliable AI applications. And we've launched the MongoDB Application Modernization Platform, or AMP.

Today, MongoDB serves nearly 60,000 organizations across every industry and vertical, including more than 70% of the Fortune 500 and cutting-edge AI-native startups.

On top of these exciting updates, we're now pleased to announce that MongoDB is among the winners of the annual Glassdoor list of Best-Led Companies in 2025. This list highlights the top 50 companies with more than 1,000 employees whose leaders have been recognized as some of the best. For us, this is not just an external badge of honor-it's a reflection of the trust and inspiration that MongoDB employees experience every day.

What makes this award so meaningful is that it's driven entirely by employee feedback. Unlike other workplace awards, there is no self-nomination or application process. To determine the winners, Glassdoor evaluates company reviews shared by current and former employees over the past year. That means every comment, rating, and personal experience shapes the final outcome.

At MongoDB, leadership isn't limited to titles-it's how we work. Guided by our values and Leadership Commitment, we push ourselves to think big, act with ownership, and build trust every day. This recognition is proof that our approach is more than words on a page-it's shaping a culture where people are inspired to grow, innovate, and win together. Our leaders are not only setting strategy and steering the business; they are building an environment where people feel empowered to take risks, to challenge the status quo, and to achieve more than they thought possible.

Hear more from our employees

"I joined MongoDB as the Executive Assistant to our CEO, Dev Ittycheria. During my time working with Dev, I saw firsthand the transparent nature of our leadership team. Though they are focused on the market opportunity in front of us and ensuring MongoDB is set up for long-term success, it does not come at the expense of our people. It was a privilege to support the CEO and work closely with his leadership team who lead with our company values and focus on our people in everything they do." - Ava Thompson, Executive Support

"In my time here, I've been fortunate to see and drive change at the individual level, but also see leadership acknowledge and push innovation at the top, underlining the value we place on continuously improving the way we do things at all levels." - Charles Shim, FP&A

"Every quarter, I have honest conversations with leaders about whether I achieved the goals I set and why. My leaders here help me map out a career path, suggest opportunities I hadn't considered, and provide feedback on how to align my personal goals with my professional growth. Because of that, I feel I'm growing in every way." - Jin SEO, Customer Success

"MongoDB is a hybrid company. Like many of our engineers, I work outside the company headquarters in New York City. I appreciate MongoDB's approach to hybrid working and that the company leadership cares about the well-being of their employees. It seems there are companies that don't seem to trust their employees to make decisions, such as which days to come into the office, so I'm thankful for the autonomy I receive at MongoDB to work in a way that's best for me." - Andrew Whitaker, Engineering

At MongoDB, we continuously strive to deliver great results for our customers, live our values in everything we do, and demonstrate our leadership principles every day. Because we're not just building next-generation technology - we're building the next generation of leaders, too.