Posted by employer 7 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 5 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 4 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Software Engineer will focus on developing and enhancing core components of a new platform aimed at simplifying AI application deployment using MongoDB. Candidates should have a strong background in building distributed systems and be proficient in languages such as Python, Go, and Java. This position is ideal for experienced engineers with a collaborative mindset who are eager to tackle complex projects and mentor others. MongoDB emphasizes a culture of innovation and teamwork, making it a fitting environment for those who thrive in dynamic settings.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 5 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 16, 2026. Last confirmed on MongoDB's careers page September 18, 2026.
- This exact title is also open at 2 other locations at MongoDB: Atlanta; Austin; Baltimore; Boston; Charlotte; Chicago; Columbus; Dallas; Miami; Nashville; New York City; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Princeton; Raleigh; Tysons; Washington DC, Sydney.
- Python appears in 52.6% of 38 comparable senior ai/ml roles in India; Go appears in 18.4% of 38 comparable senior ai/ml roles in India.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer role remote?
- It's hybrid — MongoDB expects some on-site time in Gurugram.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer 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: Go, Java, Kubernetes, Python.
- 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
We are seeking a Senior Software 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 Senior Software Engineer on this new team, you will be responsible for 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
- 5+ 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
- 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
MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.
| Requisition ID | 426107 |
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