Staff Software Engineer: AI Platform & Distributed Systems Leader

MongoDB Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to provide technical direction for a new platform designed to help customers build AI applications with MongoDB.

You will lead architecture and core component development, collaborating with product, design, and other teams to define the first version and its future evolution. With 8+ years in distributed systems and a track record of delivering large, complex projects, you will mentor engineers, drive performance improvements, and shape development

Qualifications

• Experience building distributed systems at scale.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Go and Java.
• Proven leadership and mentorship of engineers on large projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for core platform components.
• Lead high-visibility projects to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and own project delivery from conception to production.
• Collaborate with product management and design to shape the initial version and future evolution of the service.

Skills

Distributed systems

Python

Go

Java

Leadership

Technical mentoring

Performance optimization

Large-scale systems

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

MongoDB Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to provide technical direction for a new platform designed to help customers build AI applications with MongoDB.

You will lead architecture and core component development, collaborating with product, design, and other teams to define the first version and its future evolution. With 8+ years in distributed systems and a track record of delivering large, complex projects, you will mentor engineers, drive performance improvements, and shape development