Staff Software Engineer, Data Migration

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

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 schema modeling, initial data loads, and continuous data synchronization.

We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Engineer with a strong background in data-intensive applications and the Java ecosystem to be a key contributor to our team. In this role, you will focus on solving moderately complex issues and contribute to the team's success by consistently delivering solutions to clearly scoped problems. You will work with a modern technology stack, including Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, and Debezium, to build a cutting-edge product that solves our customers' most challenging data problems.

This role will be based in our India office in Gurgaon and offers a hybrid working model. 

The ideal candidate for this role will have

• 8+ years of commercial software development experience in backend or distributed systems
• Deep expertise with at least one JVM language such as Java, and extensive experience with its common patterns and frameworks, preferably the Spring ecosystem
• Proven experience with data streaming systems such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium
• Strong experience with relational data modeling, SQL (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, etc.), and at least one document database (e.g., MongoDB)
• A strong foundation in core technical skills, consistently applying established design patterns and coding standards to produce well-structured artifacts with excellent attention to detail
• Experience providing guidance to junior teammates, introducing them to coding best practices and basic architectural principles
• A good understanding of algorithms, data structures, and their time and space complexity
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Position Expectations

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement
• Take ownership of the design and implementation of robust, scalable features for our data migration engine and suite of tools
• Contribute to the team’s success through consistent, high-quality delivery on clearly scoped technical problems
• Drive the architectural vision and long-term technical roadmap for the Data Migration product suite, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and performant
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to define product features and translate business requirements into robust technical designs
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, mission-critical components of our data streaming and migration platform
• Champion and enforce engineering best practices through design reviews, code reviews, and by setting a high standard for quality and operational excellence

Success Measures

Within the first three months, you will have:

• Fully ramped up on our architecture, business domain, and team processes
• Established yourself as the technical leader within the team, actively driving technical discussions, design reviews, and planning for the product roadmap
• Begun mentoring team members and building strong collaborative relationships with your product counterparts

Within six months, you will have:

• Successfully deliver a major feature or product release
• Made significant contributions to the architectural roadmap and started influencing the technical direction of adjacent teams
• Established a clear rhythm of execution and a high-performing culture within your team

Within 12 months, you will have:

• Become recognized as the go-to technical expert for the data migration domain at MongoDB
• Delivered large-scale features across the entire tech stack that have a measurable impact on our customers and business
• Played a crucial role in recruiting, hiring, and growing the engineering team

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!

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MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID: 425550