Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Storage Layer Service

MongoDB

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $157,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted: 13 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $188k

This role $214k

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MongoDB is a leading American software company that develops and provides commercial support for a popular, source-available document database. Designed to handle unstructured and structured data natively, its platform is purpose-built for modern cloud applications, analytics, and AI experiences.

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TL;DR · Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Storage Layer Service

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As the Site Reliability Engineering Manager for SLS at MongoDB, you will lead a small team of senior engineers responsible for ensuring the reliability and durability of Atlas’s storage layer. Your role involves defining service level objectives, shaping capacity plans, and fostering a positive culture while managing career growth and performance. You will contribute to architectural design reviews, code reviews, and operational challenges, acting as the primary liaison between your team and other engineering leaders. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in distributed systems and at least two years of management experience, with expertise in Kubernetes ecosystems, containerization technologies, and modern IaC tools like Terraform and Crossplane. You should also have hands-on experience with stateful storage or database systems at scale and the ability to translate complex requirements into technical roadmaps.

Skills

Kubernetes Terraform Crossplane Docker CI/CD Python Go PostgreSQL MongoDB AWS Google Cloud Azure Prometheus Grafana GitLab Jenkins Ansible Bash SQL

What you'll do

Define and drive a technical vision for multi-tenant distributed storage systems.
Lead architectural design reviews and guide the team through complex challenges.
Build and lead a small senior SRE team, fostering positive culture and growth.
Act as primary liaison between Storage Layer Services SRE team and other leaders.
Optimize team workflows and automate processes to reduce manual labor.

What we're looking for

Over 10 years of experience in software and distributed systems engineering.
At least 2 years of management experience leading engineering teams.
Deep technical expertise with Kubernetes ecosystems and containerization technologies.
Strong track record of optimizing team workflows and processes for efficiency.
Experience operating or supporting stateful storage or database systems at scale.
Ability to translate complex requirements into actionable phased roadmaps.
Customer-focused mindset, treating internal developers as primary users.

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