Senior Engineer

MongoDB seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help level up IT and play a key role in building a new engineering team. This team works alongside the Internal Engineering department to build enterprise-grade software that enables coworkers to be more effective and efficient. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll take ownership of critical internal tools and platforms, drive technical decisions, and contribute at a high level to systems that support essential workflows across the organization.

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

Position Expectations

Own the implementation and long-term maintenance of internal tools and platforms

Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions

Write high-quality, maintainable code while setting a strong engineering example for the team

Identify and proactively address technical debt, reliability risks, and scalability concerns

Collaborate with engineers, product partners, and other stakeholders to prioritize and deliver high-impact work

Success Measures

In three months, demonstrate strong ownership of one or more internal systems and contribute significantly to ongoing initiatives

In three months, independently deliver meaningful improvements that reduce manual effort or operational friction

In six months, have driven technical improvements or new tooling that measurably improves internal engineering efficiency, reliability, or velocity

Our ideal candidate

Has 6+ years of professional software engineering experience

Deep experience with at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Rust, etc.)

Strong technical judgment and the ability to independently solve complex engineering problems

Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating across teams and disciplines

Comfortable working with modern infrastructure and delivery systems, including containerized applications, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling (e.g.,