The Major League Hacking x MongoDB Skill Badge Challenge

Gain in-demand database skills and earn official MongoDB Skill Badges.

How it Works

Follow these steps to get started and earn MongoDB Skill Badges!

1. Pick a Track

Select a Skill Badge from below. Watch videos and practice with hands-on exercises.

2. Earn Badges

Earn badges. Each one includes a short lesson followed by a 10-question skill check.

3. Submit Your Badges to MLH

Use this form to submit the badges you've earned to MLH and enter MLH's raffle.


Whether you’ve built with MongoDB on a project or at a hackathon, or are just getting started, Skill Badges are your fast track to mastering specific MongoDB skills. 

MLH and MongoDB are teaming up to bring you the Skill Badge Challenge. Each badge you earn between Nov 2 and Nov 30 gets you one entry into MLH's raffle for swag and digital prizes.

New to MongoDB? We recommend starting with the Fundamentals track to learn the document model, queries, and indexing.

Already comfortable with MongoDB? Jump into the Building AI Apps with MongoDB track to build with vector search, RAG, and AI agents.

Complete as many badges as you like, and keep earning after the challenge ends.

Review key concepts for each skill in the Skill Guides below, organized by track.