Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - Italy
October 1, 2020
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Process
The interview process involved the following sessions:
- Two interviews with the hiring manager
- Two technical interviews
- One interview with the product's PM
All sessions were conducted remotely and spanned over several weeks.
Questions
How would you architect a series of microservices to build something like Uber?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the MongoDB Principal Software Engineer role in Italy.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
MongoDB's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in Italy is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for MongoDB's Principal Software Engineer interview process in Italy.
MongoDB Work Experiences
2.0
Great Pay, Toxic Culture
Solution Architect • Former Employee
Milan, Italy
January 18, 2022
Pros: Good retribution above market average
Cons: Excessive micromanagement and toxic culture
1.0
Promising Tech, Toxic Culture
Solutions Architect • Former Employee
Rome, Lazio, Italy
April 24, 2024
Pros: Technology is requested by companies, so it's a fair addition to one's CV.
Cons: Work/life balance is horrible, under the promise to become rich by golden handcuffs of stock options. Toxic culture at all levels; the aim is to burn out people in a couple of years at most.
5.0
Great company with humongous growth and great career opportunities
Senior Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
June 26, 2019
Pros: - Fantastic product that simply works.
- Huge market opportunity.
- Great sales and pre-sales teams.
- Great management team at all levels (especially in pre-sales).
- Fantastic culture.
- Great salary and benefits.
- A lot of space to learn and grow.
Cons: - Sometimes work-life balance is hard.
- The first months are really intense, but it's worth it!
- 2.0Great Pay, Toxic CultureSolution Architect • Former EmployeeMilan, ItalyJanuary 18, 2022Pros: Good retribution above market averageCons: Excessive micromanagement and toxic culture
- 1.0Promising Tech, Toxic CultureSolutions Architect • Former EmployeeRome, Lazio, ItalyApril 24, 2024Pros: Technology is requested by companies, so it's a fair addition to one's CV.Cons: Work/life balance is horrible, under the promise to become rich by golden handcuffs of stock options. Toxic culture at all levels; the aim is to burn out people in a couple of years at most.
- 5.0Great company with humongous growth and great career opportunitiesSenior Solutions Architect • Current EmployeeMilan, Lombardy, ItalyJune 26, 2019Pros: - Fantastic product that simply works. - Huge market opportunity. - Great sales and pre-sales teams. - Great management team at all levels (especially in pre-sales). - Fantastic culture. - Great salary and benefits. - A lot of space to learn and grow.Cons: - Sometimes work-life balance is hard. - The first months are really intense, but it's worth it!
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