Product Security Engineer — Secure AI/Data Platforms

MongoDB; New York (NY); Remote; USD 106,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a strong Security Engineer to strengthen our core database products with a security-first mindset. The role emphasizes threat modeling, security assessments, and collaboration across engineering teams to deliver pragmatic security solutions.

With a focus on customer data protection, this position offers opportunities to influence architecture, drive secure design patterns, and mentor developers in security best practices within a North American, remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in application security, software security, or product security.
• Demonstrated experience in C++ programming, performing security assessments on low‑level codebases, and implementing remediation strategies for memory‑related security flaws such as buffer overflows and memory leaks.
• Scripting experience and ability to contribute code back to our environments.
• Comfortable leading threat modeling and being a security ambassador to other engineering teams.
• Communicate complex technical issues in a simple manner that builds trust with a variety of audiences.
• A strong sense of ownership and delivery.
• Can facilitate a conversation rather than dominate it.
• Nice to have: subject matter expertise in database security or data security; knowledge of database engines, internals, or applied cryptography; experience with security researchers and CVEs.

Responsibilities

• You will take ownership, define strategy, and drive improvement for parts of our program such as fuzzing, threat modeling, secrets management, or container security.
• You will support engineering teams when they respond to security issues, such as providing risk analysis and proof of concept
• Advocate for and contribute to complex security projects from inception through completion
• Drive architecture, patterns, and processes across Server Engineering that make security the easiest path
• Partner closely with engineering teams to design and implement security controls across our software and systems
• Research and POC new attacks against our systems. Plan and perform product security assessments including architecture review threat modeling, code review, pen testing and general security consulting to proactively build security controls
• Serve as a security subject matter expert for software security and architecture
• Educate the engineering org on security through CTFs, lunch-and-learns, and one‑on‑one mentorship

Skills

C++ programming

security assessments

scripting

threat modeling

communication

ownership

facilitation

Job description

MongoDB is seeking a strong Security Engineer to strengthen our core database products with a security-first mindset. The role emphasizes threat modeling, security assessments, and collaboration across engineering teams to deliver pragmatic security solutions.

With a focus on customer data protection, this position offers opportunities to influence architecture, drive secure design patterns, and mentor developers in security best practices within a North American, remote-friendly environment.