Senior Staff Engineer

MongoDB

Hybrid

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Hybrid
Location
Gurugram, IndiaBengaluru, India
Posted
13 days ago

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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 · Senior Staff Engineer

As a Senior Staff Engineer joining the Gurugram Products & Technology team at MongoDB, you will provide technical leadership and direction for developing a new platform that simplifies AI application deployment. Your responsibilities include defining and evolving the service with cross-functional teams, designing and delivering core components of the platform, and contributing to architecture and development practices as the product scales. You will mentor engineers and take ownership of projects, ensuring high-quality software delivery aligned with MongoDB’s cultural values. Ideal candidates have over 15 years of experience in building distributed systems at scale using Python, Go, or Java, along with expertise in performance tuning, debugging, and maintaining large codebases. Experience leading complex distributed system projects and collaborating effectively is essential, as is a passion for continuous learning and technical excellence.

What you'll do

  • Lead the technical direction for developing cutting-edge technologies in AI application deployment.
  • Design and implement core components of the platform to ensure high performance and scalability.
  • Mentor engineers and take ownership of projects, ensuring successful delivery from conception.
  • Shape architecture and development practices as the product and teams grow over time.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and evolve the service's future iterations.

What we're looking for

  • Over 15 years of experience in building distributed systems at scale.
  • Strong background in designing and maintaining high-concurrency software systems.
  • Proven track record of delivering complex projects involving distributed infrastructure.
  • Experience leading large-scale projects (15-20 people) from conception to delivery.
  • Expertise in Python, Go, Java, and foundational cloud services development.
  • Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills for collaboration.
  • Desire to mentor engineers and contribute to shaping architecture and practices.

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