Job Description
MongoDB is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Atlas Clusters Platform team in NYC. The team is responsible for building MongoDB Atlas our database-as-a-service offering and fastest growing product. Atlas allows users to deploy fault-tolerant secure globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. The team develops software to interface with the three major cloud providers (AWS Azure and GCP) in order to bring security durability availability and performance to all MongoDB customers.
We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in the NYC area and would like a hybrid or in-office working model.
What you’ll do- Build and design new features for MongoDB Atlas
- Contribute to and lead complex technical projects
- Work with stakeholders throughout MongoDB to build our roadmap and product offerings
- Work with customers and support engineers to fix issues and become part of our on-call rotation
- Collaborate with team members to develop our codebase best practices and design principles
- Foster an inclusive and respectful work environment according to MongoDB's Core Values
- Has at least 6 years of professional software development experience
- Is skilled at writing large-scale distributed backend systems in a compiled language (Go Java C# etc.)
- Has experience with at least one major cloud provider technology (AWS Azure GCP)
- Has led the launch of a new module and maintained it in production
- Is eager to solve tough problems
- Has excellent communication skills
- Is curious collaborative and motivated
- In 3 months you'll have shipped code into production and collaborated with the team to solve tough problems
- In 6 months you'll have contributed to a large project and joined our on-call rotation
- In 12 months you'll have designed new features led development work and become a go-to expert on parts of the system
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 over 60000 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 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 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 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 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.
REQ ID: 2273430494
MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set experience qualifications and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity participation in the 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 and health benefits offerings. Please note the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.
Skills Required
- At least 6 years of professional software development experience
- Skilled at writing large-scale distributed backend systems in a compiled language
- Experience with at least one major cloud provider technology
- Led the launch of a new module and maintained it in production
- Excellent communication skills
What the Team is Saying
MongoDB Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Parental & Family Support—Parental leave is substantial and fully paid for new parents with additional paid flexibility to ease the return to work. Family‑building support reimburses eligible fertility adoption and surrogacy expenses up to a lifetime maximum in the U.S.
- Healthcare Strength—Health coverage includes multiple medical dental and vision options plus a One Medical membership for employees and dependents. Coverage extends to inclusive services such as gender‑affirmation care and dedicated menopause/low‑testosterone support alongside mental‑health resources.
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—Flexible PTO and observed company holidays provide meaningful time away from work. Return‑to‑work flexibility following parental leave further broadens overall time‑off support.
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What We Do
The database market is big. How big? Well according to IDC it’ll reach $153 billion by 2027. And MongoDB is at the forefront of that innovation with thousands of customers across the globe. We empower developers and businesses to build and deploy the applications they want wherever they want.
Why Work With Us
We are ambitious. We are passionate about creativity. And we believe the best paths are the ones we have yet to forge.
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Date Posted
06/01/2026
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