Senior Staff Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to join the Atlas Core Data Services organization at MongoDB, a leading modern data platform. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will drive innovation and technical direction across the organization, setting standards that enable future growth and velocity. You will be a deeply technical leader on a collaborative team that applies systems expertise to build the foundational infrastructure of a popular database. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will define standards and vision for the mission-critical Atlas SaaS data platform, leading the architecture and implementation of components that drive performance, scalability, cost efficiency, and resiliency. You will drive the technical design of new features from inception to market, with a focus on delivering high customer impact. You will work closely with engineering, product, and design leadership to guide technical strategy, define product roadmaps, and advise on engineering complexity and inter-project dependencies. You will oversee the implementation of large-scale, cross-organizational features from design through delivery, handle production customer escalations, and coach teammates to do the same. You will write production-ready database code, improve the existing codebase, and mentor teammates to consistently raise the quality bar. You will collaborate with team members to evolve the codebase, best practices, and design principles that underpin the Atlas platform. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To succeed in this role, you will have a minimum of 15 years of experience in designing, programming, debugging, and tuning distributed and/or highly concurrent C/C++/Java/Rust mission-critical software systems. You will have experience running latency-sensitive, high-throughput systems and strong systems fundamentals, including multi-threaded programming, distributed systems at scale, and expert-level programming. You will be familiar with database internals or building core components for data processing systems, and have a good understanding of information security management. You will have excellent verbal and written technical communication skills and a strong desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor engineers. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere and be part of a collaborative team that values inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. You will be empowered to innovate and drive technical direction across the organization, setting standards that enable future growth and velocity. BENEFITS MongoDB offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a health plan, parental leave, education stipend, life insurance, and flexible schedule.