Senior Software Engineer, Atlas Clusters Platform

MongoDB; New York (NY); On-site; USD 126,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks fully-paid parental leave

401(k) plan

Mental health counseling

Job summary

MongoDB is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Atlas Clusters Platform team in New York. In this role, you'll design and develop new features for MongoDB Atlas, the company's cloud offering. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in software development, expertise in backend systems using Go, Java, or C#, and familiarity with cloud technologies. The position supports a hybrid working environment and offers competitive compensation, including unique benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with backend systems in Go, Java, C#, or similar.
• Has led a new module in production.

Responsibilities

• Build and design new features for MongoDB Atlas.
• Lead complex technical projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and customers.

Skills

Large-scale backend systems

Distributed systems

Cloud provider technology (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

MongoDB is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Atlas Clusters Platform team in NYC. The team is responsible for building MongoDB Atlas, our database-as-a-service offering and fastest growing product. Atlas allows users to deploy fault‑tolerant, secure, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. The team develops software to interface with the three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP) in order to bring security, durability, availability, and performance to all MongoDB customers.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in the NYC area and would like a hybrid or in‑office working model.

What you’ll do

• Build and design new features for MongoDB Atlas
• Contribute to and lead complex technical projects
• Work with stakeholders throughout MongoDB to build our roadmap and product offerings
• Work with customers and support engineers to fix issues and become part of our on‑call rotation
• Collaborate with team members to develop our codebase, best practices, and design principles
• Foster an inclusive and respectful work environment according to MongoDB's Core Values

We’re looking for someone who

• Has at least 6 years of professional software development experience
• Is skilled at writing large‑scale, distributed backend systems in a compiled language (Go, Java, C#, etc.)
• Has experience with at least one major cloud provider technology (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Has led the launch of a new module and maintained it in production
• Is eager to solve tough problems
• Has excellent communication skills
• Is curious, collaborative, and motivated

Success Measures

• In 3 months, you'll have shipped code into production and collaborated with the team to solve tough problems
• In 6 months, you'll have contributed to a large project and joined our on‑call rotation
• In 12 months, you'll have designed new features, led development work, and become a go‑to expert on parts of the system

REQ ID: 2273430494

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. 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 below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$126,000—$248,000 USD

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment 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.