Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Storage Layer Service

MongoDB; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks fully-paid parental leave

401(k) plan

Mental health counseling

Transgender-inclusive health insurance

Health benefits offerings

Job summary

MongoDB is hiring a Site Reliability Engineering Manager in New York City to lead the Storage Layer Services team. You will build and manage a team of engineers, define service-level objectives, and ensure operational safety for MongoDB's cloud storage layer.

An ideal candidate has extensive experience with distributed systems, team management, and is well-versed in Kubernetes and automation. The position offers a hybrid work model and competitive salary, reflecting the company's commitment to employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience working on software and operating distributed systems.
• 2+ years managing engineering teams.
• Experience with automation and optimizing workflows.
• Familiarity with stateful storage and database systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of 6-8 engineers.
• Define and drive a technical vision for distributed storage systems.
• Contribute through hands-on technical work.
• Act as the primary liaison for SRE team and collaborate with engineering leaders.

Skills

Experience with distributed systems

Team management

Customer-focused mindset

Kubernetes and containerization

Technical communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

Job description

MongoDB’s Storage Layer Services (SLS) team is re‑architecting the MongoDB cloud storage layer and sits at the heart of our next‑generation cloud storage architecture. This relatively new team is building performant, multi‑tenant distributed storage services that both enhance today’s Atlas storage stack and enable more customer workloads to run more efficiently.

As the Site Reliability Engineering Manager for SLS, you will partner with the teams building these storage services to define SLOs, shape capacity plans, and ensure the reliability, durability, and operational safety of the storage layer that underpins Atlas. You’ll help grow and lead a small, senior team of SREs as founding members of this organization, playing a crucial role in executing on a multi‑year roadmap for MongoDB’s cloud storage architecture.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of 6‑8 engineers, fostering a positive culture, handling career growth and performance conversations, and proactively removing blockers.

• Define and drive a clear technical vision and comprehensive roadmap for our multi‑tenant distributed storage systems, balancing long‑term strategic infrastructure goals with immediate engineering needs.

• Contribute through hands‑on technical work, such as leading architectural design reviews, reviewing PRs, and stepping in to guide the team through complex operational challenges.

• Act as the primary liaison for the Storage Layer Services SRE team, collaborating closely with other engineering leaders to ensure platform alignment and manage stakeholder expectations.

You may be a good fit if you

• Have 10+ years of experience working on software and operating distributed systems, with 2+ years managing engineering teams.

• Possess a customer‑focused mindset, treating internal developers as your primary users.

• Value efficiency in processes and operations, and have a track record of optimizing team workflows.

• Prefer automation over manual processes, fostering a culture of building software solutions to eliminate toil.

• Have deep technical familiarity with Kubernetes ecosystems, containerization technologies, and modern IaC tooling (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane, or Operators) so you can effectively guide the team's technical decisions.

• Have operated or supported stateful storage or database systems at scale and are comfortable with durability, consistency and recovery trade‑offs.

• Excel at translating complex business and engineering requirements into actionable, phased technical roadmaps.

• Have a high level of empathy, responsibility, ownership, and accountability.

• Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills.

Strong candidates may also have experience with

• Leading major architectural shifts, such as moving from legacy storage stacks to new multi‑tenant storage architectures, including planning and executing large‑scale data and workload migrations with tight availability and durability requirements.

• Managing and scaling infrastructure across multi‑cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Designing secure, multi‑tenant runtime environments at scale.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $157,000—$270,000 USD

Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully‑paid gender‑neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender‑inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed above and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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.

Req ID: 1273396229