Software Engineer (Cluster-to-Cluster)

MongoDB; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Cluster to Cluster (C2C) Services team, building the data-movement and disaster-recovery tooling that moves data between MongoDB clusters in cloud and on-prem environments.

You'll solve distributed-systems challenges, ship scalable backend services, and collaborate with product, design, and engineers across the organization while mentoring teammates for growth and quality.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, primarily backend systems.
• Experience with distributed backend systems and APIs/services in a microservice environment.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency with compiled languages (Java, C#, Go, C++ etc).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and support data-movement and disaster-recovery features for C2C services.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineers to deliver scalable backend features.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to production‑quality fixes and documentation.
• Solve challenging problems in distributed systems, reliability, and operability.

Skills

Distributed backend systems

APIs & microservices

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Backend development

Distributed systems concepts

Job description

• We are seeking a Software Engineer to join our Cluster to Cluster (C2C) Services team, which builds the services and tools that move data reliably between MongoDB clusters
• Our work spans the Atlas Live Migration service, mongosync, and disaster-recovery capabilities, helping customers migrate, replicate, and protect critical workloads across cloud and on-premises environments
• We solve challenging problems in distributed systems, data movement, reliability, scalability, and operability
• As a Software Engineer on this team, you will build and support new solutions to address our scalability, performance and usability challenges
• Build our Atlas Migration Services and tooling, including data movement and disaster recovery features. These are heavily used by customers of MongoDB Atlas (our Database-as-a-Service), as well as by on-prem customers
• Work closely with product, design, and engineers across the organization to collectively build features that our customers love
• Uphold engineering best practices and help drive a culture of quality, customer focus, and continuous learning
• Mentor and contribute to the growth of team members
• Solve difficult technical problems in a distributed environment
• Success Measures:
• In three months you understand the team’s architecture, MongoDB fundamentals relevant to C2C, and the core data-movement workflows. You have delivered a scoped change and contributed to production‑quality fixes
• In six months, you are reviewing code and new feature designs. You’re involved in the design and implementation of a major project, and a few smaller features
• In twelve months, you’re leading the design and development of at least one major new feature. You have strong familiarity with the products the team owns and are able to work across the codebase. You’re able to provide strong product support to both internal and external customers

• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Skilled at writing distributed backend systems in a compiled language (Java, C#, Go, C++ etc)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and experience designing APIs and services in a microservice environment
• Motivated to solve tough problems and continually expand their knowledge
• Experience in one or more of: data streaming or replication, database systems, scalability, performance, reliability, or fault tolerance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in software engineering, primarily focused on backend systems
• Curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest