Staff Engineer

MongoDB; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Atlas Clusters Organization in San Francisco. The role involves developing software for MongoDB Atlas, enabling fault-tolerant, globally distributed deployments. You will work with various cloud providers and on products like Atlas Data Federation.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience, excels in large-scale backend development, and possesses strong communication skills. MongoDB promotes a hybrid work model for its team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with large-scale distributed backend systems in a compiled language (Go, Java, C#).
• Led the launch of new modules and maintained them in production.

Responsibilities

• Build and design features for MongoDB Atlas and Atlas Data Federation.
• Lead complex technical projects and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Fix issues and participate in on-call rotations.

Skills

Large-scale distributed backend systems

Cloud provider technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Collaborative problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

MongoDB is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Atlas Clusters Organization. The organization 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. This includes developing software to interface with the three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and GCP) in order to bring security, durability, availability, and performance to all deployments of MongoDB.

This engineer will also work on our Atlas Data Federation & Archiving product. Atlas Data Federation & Archiving allows customers to move data from hot to cold storage and run federated queries over that data.

We are forming a new Atlas Clusters team in the Dublin area.

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

What you’ll do

• Build and design new features for MongoDB Atlas and Atlas Data Federation & Archiving
• 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 10+ 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

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.