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Senior Software Engineer

Join MongoDB as a Senior Software Engineer to build and manage large-scale distributed backend systems in a hybrid work environment.

Location
New York City, United States
Compensation
$1–$1/yr
Level
senior
Type
full time · Hybrid

Posted by employer 9 hours ago

First seen on Joblaze 1 hour ago

Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago

Skills & Technologies

What you'll build

  • Work closely with product teams
  • Collaborate with team members
  • Own core values in work
  • Stay up to date with best practices

Must have

  • Skilled at writing large-scale, distributed backend systems in a compiled language
  • Experienced with Linux
  • Comfortable working across the stack of a modern web application

Nice to have

  • Fond of chasing down tough problems in a distributed systems environment
  • Cool under pressure
  • Always striving to expand their knowledge
  • Curious, collaborative and intellectually honest

Practical constraints

  • Candidates must be based in New York City for hybrid working model

Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Equity/Stock Options Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing and maintaining large-scale, distributed backend systems, particularly for MongoDB's Backup Team. Proficiency in compiled languages like Java or Go, along with experience in Linux and distributed systems, is essential for success. This position is well-suited for experienced engineers who thrive in high-pressure environments and enjoy tackling complex problems. The team emphasizes collaboration and continuous learning, contributing to MongoDB's mission of delivering reliable cloud services.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 21, 2026. Last confirmed on MongoDB's careers page October 21, 2026.
  • This exact title is also open at 2 other locations at MongoDB: Bengaluru, Sydney.
  • Salary band is below the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
  • Go appears in 31.6% of 497 comparable senior backend roles in United States; JavaScript appears in 4.4% of 497 comparable senior backend roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Senior Software Engineer role remote?
It's hybrid — MongoDB expects some on-site time in New York City, United States.
What's the salary range?
MongoDB lists $1–$1 for this role.
Where is the role based?
MongoDB is hiring for this position in New York City, United States.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: C++, Go, Java, JavaScript, Linux.
What seniority level is this role?
MongoDB targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer role at MongoDB.

From the original posting

The database market is massive and MongoDB is at the head of its disruption. At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading modern data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

The MongoDB Cloud Services Team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. The Cloud Team is responsible for MongoDB Atlas: our database as a service offering, and fastest growing product, which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes.

The Backup Team delivers essential infrastructure to help our customers in their hour of need - providing the ability to quickly restore a massive, distributed database to any point in time at the click of a button. The Backup Team’s mission is to make MongoDB backup more reliable, faster, and also cheaper. This team is responsible for the Backup Agent (Go), the extensive server-side infrastructure (Java) which manages 100s of TB of data and processes billions of operations per day, and the user interface (Javascript) that customers use to manage their backups. Common project themes are performance, scaling, and ease of use.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City for our hybrid working model.

We're looking for someone who is

  • Skilled at writing large-scale, distributed backend systems in a compiled language (Java, C#, Go, etc.)
  • Fond of chasing down tough problems in a distributed systems environment
  • Cool under pressure - has wrangled production crises, and secretly finds this a little fun
  • Experienced with Linux, and able to correlate application performance problems with underlying hardware limits
  • Comfortable working across the stack of a modern web application
  • Always striving to expand their knowledge
  • Curious, collaborative and intellectually honest

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with product teams, considering the user’s perspective while helping the team achieve success
  • Collaborate with team members over best practices and core concepts
  • Hold yourself accountable to your actions, maintaining the balance between accomplishing goals with research & development
  • Own our core values and adhere to them in your work, and
  • Stay up to date with best practices in web engineering

Success Measures

A Software Engineer will be successful in this role when they

  • Are open, honest and willing to contribute and collaborate with others
  • Develop confidence in finding their way across the platform
  • Can take responsibility for the planning and execution of a major feature, representing Engineering when working with Product and Design
  • Are willing to learn and contribute to all parts of the stack
  • Are resolute in their approach to problem solving, balancing the needs of their team with the willingness to get to the bottom of issues

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

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: 3273588951

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.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:
$0.01—$0.01 USD

Standard company text repeated across MongoDB's postings is omitted here.

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