Is the Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering role remote?

It's hybrid — MongoDB expects some on-site time in Gurugram.

How much experience is required?

5–7 years of relevant experience for this Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering role.

Where is the role based?

MongoDB is hiring for this position in Gurugram.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Next.js, FastAPI, Go, React, Rust, Python.

What seniority level is this role?

MongoDB targets lead candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering role at MongoDB.

Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering at MongoDB

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Lead Engineer will manage a small team while actively contributing to the development of internal tools that enhance operational efficiency at MongoDB. Candidates should be proficient in modern programming languages like Python or Go and possess strong project management skills, ideally with experience in full-stack development. This position is suited for individuals with 5-7 years of software engineering experience, including 1-2 years in a managerial role, who are passionate about mentoring and collaboration. The new internal engineering team aims to significantly improve the effectiveness of internal processes.

Joblaze insights

Listed about a month ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from MongoDB's career page.
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Quick facts

Is the Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering role remote?: It's hybrid — MongoDB expects some on-site time in Gurugram.
How much experience is required?: 5–7 years of relevant experience for this Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering role.
Where is the role based?: MongoDB is hiring for this position in Gurugram.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Next.js, FastAPI, Go, React, Rust, Python.
What seniority level is this role?: MongoDB targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Lead Engineer, Internal Engineering role at MongoDB.

From the original posting

Team Description

MongoDB seeks an experienced Lead Software Engineer to help level up TechOps and launch a new internal engineering team. This team will work alongside the Internal Engineering department, building enterprise-grade software to enable coworkers to be more effective and efficient. As a Lead Engineer, you’ll be both a contributing engineer and manager, guiding a team of software engineers while actively contributing to codebases that support internal tools and platforms.

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

Position Expectations

Manage a team of 3-4 software engineers
Facilitate planning, execution, and delivery of work for your team
Balance hands-on engineering work with managerial responsibilities
Collaborate with other leads to effectively prioritize your team’s work for maximum impact
Work hand in hand with Product Development to continuously deliver value to internal customers
Design and build internal tooling to improve efficiency and workflows
Fix bugs and build features for internal platforms

Success Measures

In three months, establish positive relationships with your direct reports, giving guidance on how to effectively get their jobs done and grow their performance
In six months, enable your team to deliver high-quality software efficiently and consistently
In six months, personally contribute to solving a majority of actionable bugs and building new internal features

Our ideal candidate

Has 5-7 years of experience building software professionally
Has 1-2 years managing software engineers
Has experience with a modern programming language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)
Has excellent organizational and project management skills
Cares deeply about coaching and developing teammates
Is collaborative, detail-oriented, and passionate about developing usable software

Bonus Round

Experience building full-stack applications, from front-end UIs to backend API handlers to DB migrations
Knowledge of any of the following technologies: Next.js, FastAPI, React

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, 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 is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID - 4263338799