Staff Engineer

About the role

The database market is massive (IDC estimates it to be $121B+ by 2026!) and MongoDB is at the head of its disruption. At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading modern data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

MongoDB is building a world-class team in India to create tooling that helps customers migrate their data from legacy relational databases to MongoDB in real-time. As companies modernise their application and data ecosystems, they are increasingly drawn to the flexibility and scalability of the document model. The tools developed by the Data Migration team are critical in this journey, helping customers with initial data loads, and continuous data synchronization.

We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer with experience in the Java ecosystem, streaming systems, and data-intensive applications to join our team. We are building a sophisticated data migration suite using a modern technology stack, which includes Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Debezium. A successful candidate will be a key contributor to our backend services, collaborating closely with product management and other engineers to design and implement cutting-edge products that solve complex customer challenges.

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

The ideal candidate for this role will have

• 8+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem

• Extensive experience with streaming data platforms such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium

• Extensive experience with relational data modeling and hands-on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc)

• Exposure to client-side technologies such as JavaScript and React is a plus

• Empower the engineering team with unparalleled thought leadership on emerging technologies and best practices

• Proactively engage with product leaders and senior management to align technical solutions with overarching business strategies

• Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers on best practices in data structures, algorithms, and database design

• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and contribute to the overall technical direction and roadmap of the team

• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Position Expectations

• Architectural Leadership: Drive the architectural vision and technical strategy for the data migration engine and its surrounding ecosystem. Contribute core, foundational code that solves the hardest scalability problems and sets the standard for the rest of the team

• Strategic Partnership: Partner closely with Engineering Leadership, Product Management, and Design to shape the technical roadmap. Anticipate future business needs and translate them into scalable, long-term technical initiatives

• Engineering Excellence & Mentorship: Define and champion engineering best practices, patterns, and standards across multiple teams. Actively mentor Senior and Mid-level engineers, cultivating a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning

Within the first three months, you will have

• Familiarise yourself with the MongoDB database and aggregation language

• Familiarise yourself with the problem space and the domain

• Set up software development infrastructure (tech stack, build tools, etc) to enable development using the relevant tech stacks

• Started collaborating with your peers and contributed to code reviews

Within six months, you will have

• Worked on and delivered a large-scale code analysis feature in the product

• Contributed to and helped deliver a few releases of the product

• Reviewed and contributed to scope and technical design documents

Within 12 months, you will have

• Delivered large-scale features across our entire tech stack

• Helped recruit, interview and mentor new members of the team

• Collaborated with other teams at MongoDB