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of similar roles. Most pay
$166,995–$222,425
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versus about
$195k
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.
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Listed pay typically runs
$126,000–$226,000
across 95 roles with salary data.
Staff Engineer, Search Systems joins the Search Systems team to build core infrastructure for MongoDB Search and Vector Search. This role focuses on the mongot indexing and query execution engine, integrating Apache Lucene with native query operators like $search and $vectorSearch. You will own the cross-system data infrastructure layer, define technical roadmaps for Atlas Search, and lead the architecture of the Mongo Management Service. The work involves building asynchronous change-stream-driven indexing pipelines that scale independently from transactional workloads across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments. Candidates should possess over ten years of experience in data management systems or distributed infrastructure, with a preference for Java fluency. Key responsibilities include making durability and consistency decisions, mentoring engineers, and resolving cross-team ambiguity to solve complex problems regarding how developers build scalable applications using integrated search capabilities within the database.
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