Staff Engineer

MongoDB

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Gurugram, India
Posted
87 days ago
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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 311 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer will join the Gurugram Products & Technology team to provide technical direction and architecture for a new platform designed to simplify building AI applications using MongoDB. This role involves leading high-visibility projects to improve performance, scalability, and reliability of distributed systems infrastructure while collaborating with research, product management, and design teams to define service evolution. The candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and delivering well-tested core components, mentoring fellow engineers, and shaping development practices. Required expertise includes building large-scale compute and data distributed systems or foundational cloud services using Python, Go, and Java. Preferred skills include experience with containerization and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, as well as AI frameworks. The role focuses on solving complex problems in distributed systems to enable the deployment of AI applications at scale.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $185000 from 249 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Provide technical direction and architecture for a new platform enabling customers to build AI applications.
  • Design, build, and deliver well-tested core components of the distributed systems infrastructure.
  • Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of high-scale compute and data systems.
  • Shape architectural decisions, code reviews, development practices, and developer experience as the product grows.
  • Mentor fellow engineers and take ownership of complex projects from conception to delivery.
  • Identify technical problems and implement solutions for large, long-lived distributed software systems.
  • Act as a force multiplier by leading teams through high-visibility projects and technical contributions.

What we're looking for

  • Strong background in building core components for high scale compute and data distributed systems.
  • 8+ years of experience building distributed systems or foundational cloud services at scale.
  • Proficiency with Python, Go, and Java programming languages.
  • Proven success in designing, testing, debugging, and performance tuning highly concurrent software systems in large code bases.
  • Track record of delivering complex projects in distributed systems or databases.
  • Experience leading projects involving distributed systems infrastructure for 15-20 people from conception to delivery.
  • Strong verbal and written technical communication skills.
  • Preferred experience with containerization, orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, and AI frameworks.

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