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About the Role
The Search Systems team at MongoDB builds the core infrastructure for MongoDB Search and Vector Search, making advanced search capabilities native to the database. This role offers a unique opportunity to define the technical direction and architecture for a strategic investment in next-generation search capabilities, integrating AI-native features and influencing how developers build applications with MongoDB.
Responsibilities
- Own the cross-system data infrastructure layer for MongoDB's next-generation Search and Vector Search capabilities, spanning 6-18 month outcomes.
- Define the technical roadmap for Atlas Search, identifying gaps, proposing solutions, and driving alignment across global engineering teams.
- Lead the architecture and evolution of the core mongot and Mongo Management Service infrastructure, making durability, consistency, and scale decisions.
- Drive complex, multi-team initiatives by building technical consensus, navigating ambiguity, and setting direction.
- Serve as a trusted technical partner to leadership on roadmap, architecture, and engineering process.
- Raise the technical ceiling of the team through mentoring, rigorous code review, and knowledge-sharing.
- Standardize how engineering teams contract with one another, reducing coordination costs and increasing execution velocity.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data management systems or related distributed infrastructure.
- Deep proficiency in modern programming languages and techniques, with Java fluency preferred.
- Demonstrable experience designing and operating distributed systems, cloud services, or SaaS products at scale.
- Ability to reason about systems at the physical layer: data consistency, durability guarantees, concurrency, and failure modes in distributed environments.
- Track record of operating at Staff or Principal scope: defining technical direction, resolving cross-team ambiguity, and championing initiatives from conception to delivery.
Skills
- Java
- Distributed Systems
- Cloud Services
- SaaS Products
- Data Management Systems
- Search Platforms
- Distributed Databases
- Multithreaded JVM Applications
- Systems Architecture
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
- Staff/Principal scope
Salary/Compensations
- $151,000—$297,000 USD
Benefits
- Equity
- Employee stock purchase program
- Flexible paid time off
- 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
- Fertility and adoption assistance
- 401(k) plan
- Mental health counseling
- Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
- Health benefits offerings
About the Company
- MongoDB is built for change, empowering customers and employees to innovate at the speed of the market.
- We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software.
- MongoDB’s unified data platform is the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market.
- Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
- With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, we are powering the next era of software.
- Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding decisions, interactions, and success.
- We are committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone, including employee affinity groups, fertility assistance, and a generous parental leave policy.
Equal Opportunity
- MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process.
- MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.