September 2020 Summaries

Intern Ying Eng, a junior studying Computer Science at The University of Pennsylvania, shares his experience interning at MongoDB. Ying was drawn to the company after meeting his recruiter and an engineer at a university career fair, and appreciated the structured interview process that prioritized getting to know him as a person. At MongoDB, he has been impressed by the engineering culture's emphasis on practicality with academic flair, and valued the focus on personal and professional development, which included receiving actionable feedback and growth conversations similar to those for full-time employees. Ying credits the internship with helping him build essential skills in communication, writing, and interpersonal relationships that will benefit his future career development.

At MongoDB, new sales hires undergo a structured onboarding process that includes virtual Sales Bootcamp prework, shadowing meetings, and meeting with their "Technical Buddy" before attending in-person or virtual Bootcamp training sessions led by experts, including reps, sales leaders, and Solutions Architects. After Bootcamp, they engage in calls to action, where they practice what they learned, followed by pipeline generation excellence and discovery, on-the-job coaching, and Advanced Sales Training to master the broader tech stack and critical sales skills. The learning continues beyond six months with use-case training, sales play training, and updates on new products and product enhancements.

Holly Farrington, Senior Enterprise Account Executive at MongoDB, shared her experiences transitioning back to work after returning from personal leave, building a successful career in enterprise sales, and the support she received from her company. She emphasized the importance of confidence and credibility in front of senior executives, relationship-building, and understanding different business cases and Total Cost of Ownership analysis. Farrington also spoke about the challenges of asking for time off and the relief she felt upon returning to work with a supportive team and culture that values employee well-being. Her advice to other women looking to grow their career in sales is to be confident and take opportunities, and to leverage the support available from her company.

Migrating from on-premises to cloud-based data management requires a solid foundation in data management and a DataOps strategy with strong governance. Zaloni's Arena software provides a unified data management platform that can be easily deployed to manage hybrid environments, offering out-of-the-box governance and automation capabilities to modernize, transform, and denormalize data into MongoDB Atlas. Arena supports various use cases, including the creation of customer 360 data stores with low latency access to data via MongoDB Atlas and MongoDB Atlas Search, and enables data consumption for MongoDB. The platform helps companies transition from on-premises environments to MongoDB Atlas by simplifying data migration and providing end-to-end management and governance of the data supply chain.