Staff Engineer

MongoDB · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Full-time · Staff · Posted 19 days ago

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to join our growing Gurugram Products &
Technology team to provide technical direction, direct architecture, and
implement core parts of a new platform we are building to make it easier for
customers to build AI applications using MongoDB. 

As a Staff Engineer on this new team, you will be responsible for providing
technical leadership to teams developing cutting edge technologies related to
enabling deployment at scale of AI applications. You will take on challenging,
high-visibility projects that improve and enhance the performance, scalability,
and reliability of the distributed systems infrastructure for this new product.
MongoDB engineering teams pride themselves on building high-quality software and
living MongoDB cultural values every day – we value intellectual curiosity and
honesty, and building together in an environment that prioritizes collaboration
over competition. 

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid
working model.

POSITION EXPECTATIONS

* Work closely with research, product management, product engineering, product
design, peers as well as other teams within the company to define the first
version and future evolution of the service 
* Design, build and deliver well-tested core pieces of the platform in
collaboration with other vested parties
* Contribute to shaping architecture, code reviews and development practices,
developer experience as the teams and product grow 
* Mentor fellow engineers and assume ownership and accountability of projects

QUALIFICATIONS

* Strong background in building core components for high scale compute and data
distributed systems
* 8+ years experience of building distributed systems, and/or foundational
cloud services at scale and an interest in working with Python, Go and Java
* Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, performance tuning,
possessing a strong grip on the foundational materials of computer science
and maintaining distributed and/or highly concurrent software systems in
large, long-lived code bases
* Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions and delivering
complex projects in distributed systems or databases
* Experience leading 15-20 people projects involving distributed systems
infrastructure from conception to successful delivery.
* Good verbal and written technical communication skills, desire to collaborate
with colleagues
* Bonus points for experience with containerization and orchestration platforms
(eg. Kubernetes) and AI frameworks and tools
* Be a force multiplier in our software development process. Enable teams to
deliver great products through leadership and technical contributions
* Eager to learn, with a strong technical background

ABOUT MONGODB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate
at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era,
enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software.
MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally
distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy
workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform,
MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is
available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune
100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important
applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment,
[https://www.mongodb.com/company] guiding how and why we make decisions, show up
for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re
committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From
employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave
policy
[https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/culture/employee-benefits-that-make-a-difference-at-mongodb],
we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of
their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to
work at MongoDB [https://www.mongodb.com/blog/channel/culture], and help us make
an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals
with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an
accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Requisition ID 426106

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