Meet Matt Fairbrass, a Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB's Sydney team. He joined the company after working as an engineering consultant in FinTech for four and a half years, where he found the work repetitive and missed the feedback loop of building his own product. This experience led him to join MongoDB, which has provided him with a new direction and a chance to participate in a feedback loop that guides product decisions. At MongoDB, Matt excites about being part of a fundamental shift away from traditional relational database technology to modern document database technology, and he loves the team's growth and autonomy. The Sydney team works independently but collaboratively with other teams, fostering a creative environment where everyone contributes different ideas and perspectives. As an engineer, Matt has grown professionally by having great leaders and teammates who coach and support him, and he encourages others to join MongoDB for its accepting culture, opportunities for growth, and impact on the community and customers.