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Senior Software Engineer, Atlas Clusters Platform

MongoDB

New York City, USonsite$126k-$248k/yrPosted May 6, 2026

At a glance

Highlights

  • Fastest growing product
  • Global multi-cloud database
  • Generous parental leave
  • Inclusive culture
  • Competitive equity and benefits

Heads up

  • On-call rotation required
  • Hybrid or in-office model

Why this role might suit you

The role provides experience building large-scale distributed systems on a globally distributed database platform, competitive compensation, and exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies within an inclusive culture.

Skills

gojavacawsazuregcpmongodbatlas

About the role

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

We’re looking for someone who

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

Success Measures

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 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, 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.

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

$126,000—$248,000 USD

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $126k-$248k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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