Principal Security Engineer

MongoDB

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Work type: Remote
Location: New York, NYSeattle, WA
Salary: $162,000–$439,000 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About MongoDB

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.

MongoDB currently has 46 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,500–$255,000 across 40 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Security Engineer

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The Principal Security Engineer joins the Global Security Organization to serve as a senior technical anchor for the company. This deep individual-contributor role involves solving hard security and architecture problems, forming independent opinions, and mentoring a community of senior technical talent. Key responsibilities include collaborating with product teams to develop identity and permission models for a new autonomous agent platform and working with integration security teams to improve automated detection, reproduction, and remediation of vulnerabilities via AI. The role requires maintaining technical depth across compute, network, and storage architecture to evaluate risk. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in security engineering, software engineering, and M&A security due diligence. The position focuses on balancing business speed with security requirements while managing high-stakes, cross-functional engagements and partner risk assessments.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $193000 from 107 postings across 42 companies.

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Skills

Security Engineering AI M&A Security Due Diligence Risk Assessment

What you'll do

Evaluate security risks by maintaining deep technical knowledge of compute, network, and storage architectures.
Form and defend independent technical opinions on security and architecture decisions.
Influence project velocity by pushing teams to move faster or slow down based on risk assessments.
Lead high-stakes, time-boxed engagements including M&A security due diligence and partner risk assessments.
Build and grow a community of senior individual contributors across security operations and product security.
Collaborate with product teams to design identity and permission models for autonomous agent platforms.
Work with integration teams to develop automated detection and remediation of vulnerabilities via AI.

What we're looking for

12+ years of experience in security engineering, software engineering, or a related discipline.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Deep technical expertise in security and working depth across compute, network, and storage architecture.
Track record of forming and defending independent technical positions and making high-stakes architecture decisions.
Experience influencing without formal authority across management and cross-functional partners.
Ability to own ambiguous, deadline-driven work such as M&A diligence or partner risk reviews.
Interest in mentoring and connecting other senior engineers without a formal management title.
Direct experience leading M&A security due diligence or partner/vendor risk assessments (preferred).

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