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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.