Senior Software Engineer, Deployments | MongoDB Careers

The Briefed; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and ESPP

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks parental leave

Fertility and adoption assistance

401(k) plan

Mental health counseling

Health benefits including transgender‑

transgender-inclusive health insurance

Job summary

The Briefed in Boston is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to advance our deployment infrastructure, focusing on MongoDB products, Argo Workflows/CD, and multi-cloud Kubernetes. You will help scale CI/CD and own onboarding for new products across the team.

You’ll work on-site with a small, highly capable team, contribute to open-source efforts, and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to ensure reliable delivery.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development and distributed systems experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar language.
• Proven experience building and operating large-scale CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using and extending Kubernetes and other containerization technologies.
• Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Understanding of Linux internals and networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, routing).
• Ability to work East Coast hours.

Responsibilities

• Develop a world-class continuous deployment experience for rapid, reliable shipping of MongoDB products.
• Contribute to open-source projects or build software-based approaches, such as Kubernetes operators.
• Own the onboarding flow that other engineering teams follow when launching a new product or service.
• Collaborate with other Platform Engineering teams to keep service onboarding consistent.
• Provide internal support for deployment systems, including answering questions and resolving issues.
• Join a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve issues with the deployment infrastructure.

Skills

Python/Go

CI/CD pipelines

Argo Workflows

ArgoCD

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Linux networking

East Coast hours

Job description

Platform Engineering is the part of SRE responsible for critical infrastructure that supports the wider engineering organization. This includes multi-cloud Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, load balancing, and observability and alerting systems. The Deployments team designs and maintains the continuous delivery infrastructure that takes code from development to production for all engineering teams. That infrastructure is built mainly on Argo Workflows and ArgoCD. The team is small, with a strong bias toward software solutions over manual toil.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a world-class continuous deployment experience for rapid, reliable shipping of MongoDB products
• Contribute to open-source projects or build software-based approaches, such as Kubernetes operators, to streamline processes
• Own the onboarding flow that other engineering teams follow when launching a new product or service
• Collaborate with other Platform Engineering teams to keep service onboarding consistent
• Provide internal support for deployment systems, including answering questions and resolving issues
• Join a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve issues with the deployment infrastructure

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in software development and operating distributed systems
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar language
• Proven experience building and operating large-scale CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using and extending Kubernetes and other containerization technologies
• Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Understanding of Linux internals and networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, routing)
• Ability to work East Coast hours

Skills

Technical Skills

• Python or Go
• CI/CD pipelines, Argo Workflows, ArgoCD
• Kubernetes and containerization
• AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Linux internals and networking
• Automation and Kubernetes operators

Soft Skills

• Customer-focused mindset
• Efficiency and a strong preference for automation over manual work
• Collaboration across Platform Engineering teams
• Willingness to provide internal support and be on call

Job Details

• Work Mode: Onsite
• Salary: $127,000 - $249,000 USD base (varies by skills, experience, qualifications, and location)
• Req ID: 426184

Benefits

(Applicable to US-based candidates)

• Equity and employee stock purchase program
• Flexible paid time off
• 20 weeks of fully paid, gender-neutral parental leave
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• 401(k) plan
• Mental health counseling
• Health benefits, including transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage