Lead Software Engineer, Server Networking Security (Rust)

Come join and lead the Server Ingress Security team, where we are rearchitecting MongoDB Server’s ingress networking to make MongoDB clusters even more secure. This new team is building the Atlas Network Protection layer, a set of performant, security-critical services that harden MongoDB's pre-authentication attack surface and provides the ability to respond rapidly to emergent threats. We are looking for a talented Lead Engineer to join the team and be founding members, where you will play a crucial role in our multi-year roadmap.

Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration, and lives MongoDB cultural values every day – we value intellectual curiosity and honesty, and building together in an environment that prioritizes collaboration over competition. If you want to lead a fast-growing team that applies security and systems engineering fundamentals to protect a popular database at scale, join us!

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

Candidate Profile

3+ years of experience managing a team of software engineers, including hiring, performance and growth management, compensation planning, and mentoring

You have 8+ years of experience building production-quality systems software with large backend/compiled codebases, ideally in Rust.

Bonus points for experience with performance profiling, network protocols, TLS, and connection management

You have strong technical judgment that you use to effectively guide engineering decisions in security-sensitive or networking-adjacent domains

You put the customer first and don't hesitate to cross team boundaries in search of the right solution

Solid experience in designing, writing, testing, maintaining, and operating mission-critical software systems

Bonus points Professional or advanced academic expertise in the domains of security or networking

You enjoy coaching, career development, and creating growth opportunities to help yo