Senior Engineer

MongoDB; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of internal tools and platforms, driving architectural decisions and delivering reliable software for workflows across the organization.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration with product partners, and strong coding standards while working in a hybrid setup based in Gurugram.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep experience with at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Rust).
• Excellent communication and ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the implementation and long-term maintenance of internal tools and platforms.
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code while setting a strong engineering example for the team.
• Identify and address technical debt, reliability risks, and scalability concerns.

Skills

6+ years of software engineering

Python

Go

Rust

Communication

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Drone.io

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Next.js

FastAPI

React

Job description

MongoDB seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help level up IT and play a key role in building a new engineering team. This team works alongside the Internal Engineering department to build enterprise-grade software that enables coworkers to be more effective and efficient. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll take ownership of critical internal tools and platforms, drive technical decisions, and contribute at a high level to systems that support essential workflows across the organization.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.

Position Expectations:

• Own the implementation and long-term maintenance of internal tools and platforms
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
• Write high-quality, maintainable code while setting a strong engineering example for the team
• Identify and proactively address technical debt, reliability risks, and scalability concerns
• Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders to prioritize and deliver high-impact work

Success Measures:

• In three months, demonstrate strong ownership of one or more internal systems and contribute significantly to ongoing initiatives
• In three months, independently deliver meaningful improvements that reduce manual effort or operational friction
• In six months, have driven technical improvements or new tooling that measurably improves internal engineering efficiency, reliability, or velocity

Our ideal candidate:

• Has 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Deep experience with at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
• Strong technical judgment and the ability to independently solve complex engineering problems
• Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating across teams and disciplines
• Comfortable working with modern infrastructure and delivery systems, including containerized applications, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Drone.io or similar)
• Collaborative, detail-oriented, and passionate about building reliable, usable software

Bonus Round:

• Experience building and maintaining full-stack applications, from front-end UIs to backend API handlers to database migrations
• Experience designing systems or services used by other engineers or teams
• Knowledge of any of the following technologies: Next.js, FastAPI, React

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB's unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we're powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It's what makes us MongoDB.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it's like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.