Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff)

MongoDB

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$127,000–$249,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Similar $181k
This role $188k
$112k most similar roles pay here $264k

This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $147,283–$214,425 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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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 198 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $136,000–$209,000 across 75 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Site Reliability Engineer (Senior or Staff)

The Deployments team at MongoDB seeks a senior software engineer to design and maintain the company’s continuous delivery infrastructure, ensuring reliable code deployment across all engineering teams. This role involves working with Argo Workflows and ArgoCD to create robust CI/CD pipelines, automating processes to minimize manual intervention and reduce operational overhead. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Kubernetes, containerization technologies, and cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure. Proficiency in Python or Go is essential, along with a deep understanding of Linux internals and networking concepts. This position requires a customer-focused mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams to streamline onboarding processes for new products and services while contributing to open-source projects and participating in 24/7 on-call rotations.

What you'll do

  • Design and maintain continuous delivery infrastructure for reliable code deployment.
  • Develop tooling to enable clear system ownership and self-service onboarding.
  • Extend Kubernetes and containerization technologies to optimize resource utilization.
  • Contribute to open-source projects or engineer software solutions like Kubernetes operators.
  • Own the onboarding flow for new products or services within engineering teams.
  • Provide internal support and answer questions regarding deployment systems.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in software development and operating distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, or similar language for building CI/CD pipelines.
  • Expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies for application agility.
  • Experience with multi-cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and Linux networking.
  • Customer-focused mindset with a strong preference for automation over manual ops.

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