About FerretDB

FerretDB was founded in 2021, set out to develop an open source, MongoDB-compatible Document Database. Our solution lets the user interact with FerretDB just like as if it would be MongoDB. FerretDB is based on Postgres and SQLite.

Being open source, we are developing FerretDB involving outside contributors. Learn more about who we are, how we work, and how you can contribute.

Our core team

  • Peter Farkas

    CO-FOUNDER, CEO

    Peter’s main area of expertise is leading and managing distributed teams working on Open Source projects. He spent most of his career in Open Source, particularly in the database and Big Data fields at companies like Percona and Cloudera.

    Peter holds a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Buckingham and enjoys reading and exploring new places around the world. He currently lives in Spain.

    GitHub | Twitter | LinkedIn

  • Alexey Palazhchenko

    CO-FOUNDER, CTO

    Alexey is an experienced developer and leader. He spent the last ten years working with Go at different jobs, organizing Go meetups and conferences, and making podcasts.

    At Percona, he led the development and architecture efforts of Percona Monitoring and Management. He enjoys traveling and public speaking. He currently lives in Armenia.

    GitHub | Twitter

  • Peter Zaitsev

    CO-FOUNDER, ADVISOR

    A well-known person in the Open Source database world, Peter is currently CEO of Percona. As a serial entrepreneur, Peter co-founded his first startup while attending Moscow State University where he majored in Computer Science.

    Peter lives in North Carolina with his wife and two children. In his spare time, Peter enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors.

    GitHub | Twitter | LinkedIn

  • Elena Grahovac

    HEAD OF ENGINEERING

    Elena is an experienced Engineering Manager with a background in Backend Development and Infrastructure. She takes care of team health, productivity, and development processes.

    Like everyone else on the team, she prefers Go for most engineering tasks. In her spare time, she loves sewing, baking bread, and learning new coffee recipes. She currently lives in Germany.

    GitHub | Twitter

  • Alexander Fashakin

    HEAD OF CONTENT

    Alexander is a Technical Writer from Nigeria. He has written technical articles on cloud infrastructure, database platforms, application development, SaaS products, etc.

    In his free time, he takes pleasure in cooking, traveling, and learning new languages. He also enjoys watching his favorite football team—Manchester United. He currently lives in Cyprus.

    GitHub | Twitter

  • Marcin Gwóźdź

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

    Marcin is a Director of Strategic Alliances from Poland. An open source-related technologies enthusiast focused on building strong relationships between companies for years.

    He is an avid traveler and mountain lover in his free time and he is always ready for a new adventure.

    GitHub | LinkedIn

  • Chisato Fujii

    SENIOR GO DEVELOPER

    Chi is a Go Developer from Japan. She has been developing backend software in recent years, predominantly in Golang.

    In her free time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, and traveling.

    GitHub | Twitter

  • Byron Golding

    INTEGRATION ENGINEER

    Byron is an Integration Engineer currently residing in Spain. He has experience with MongoDB, which he obtained whilst working there as a Technical Services Engineer.

    In his spare time, he enjoys walking, reading, and going out to restaurants.

    GitHub

  • Patryk Kwiatek

    Patryk Kwiatek

    GO DEVELOPER

    Patryk is a Go Developer living in Poland, focused mainly on Backend Development. He endorses Open Source values in many fields of his life.

    In his spare time, he enjoys learning new things, cooking, and preparing freshly roasted coffee.

    GitHub | Twitter

Contribute to FerretDB

FerretDB is open source. With regular contributors, we can change the landscape of document databases and provide a solution for those who want to stay open.

Join our community on GitHub and on Slack.

How we work

We are a remote-first team, working globally and mostly asynchronously. Our core team is spread between 10+ locations and 5+ time zones.

Our principles

Default to transparency

We are an open-source company in and out. We share all our learnings, progress, and journeys with the wider public.

Maximum authority

We believe that we work with the best people, giving them full authority to do their work to their best.

Remote-first & async work

We focus on outcomes, not when and where we are working from. We support location- and time independence for our team.

Join our team

Current openings

Senior Go Developer (AMER)

Senior Go Developer (EMEA, APAC)

Looking for something else?

If you think your skills and talent would be a great addition to FerretDB, please contact us! We would love to hear from you.

FerretDB is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. FerretDB makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.