Senior Software Engineer

Mongo

DB’s mission is to empower innovators to build and run modern applications by modernizing legacy workloads, embracing innovation, and unleashing AI. Our platform, Mongo

DB Atlas, is a globally distributed, multi‑cloud database available in more than 115 regions.

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Core Alerts Platform We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable, fault‑tolerant, and highly available systems that process millions of events and alerts in real time.

Our Domain Includes

• Alert Streaming Systems:
Real‑time alerting pipelines using Apache Flink and Amazon Kinesis.

• Event Systems: SOA‑based event platforms leveraging gRPC and streaming architectures to power the Mongo

DB activity feed at scale.

• Communication Systems:
Distributed services to deliver alert notifications through email, SMS, Slack, Pager Duty with reliability and resilience.

• Third‑Party Integrations:
Securely manage customer credentials and integrate with external observability providers, ensuring encryption at rest and in transit.

• Cross‑team

Collaboration:

Partner with broader Customer Observability teams to provide unified telemetry and monitoring experiences.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build distributed systems that process millions of events per second with high availability and low latency.

• Lead end‑to‑end projects from design to production, ensuring scalability, observability, and operational excellence.

• Evolve our streaming alerting and eventing platforms, improving reliability, throughput, and developer experience.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate alerting, event, and communication services into the broader customer observability ecosystem.

• Develop secure, multi‑tenant integrations with third‑party providers, handling sensitive customer credentials safely.

• Champion best practices in distributed systems design, including resilience, scalability, and fault tolerance.

• Mentor and guide other engineers, sharing expertise on distributed architectures and streaming technologies.

Who You Are

• Experienced in distributed systems with at least 6+ years of backend engineering experience (Java, Go, or similar).

• Skilled in streaming data pipelines, ideally with Apache Flink, Kafka, or Kinesis.

• Familiar with service‑oriented architectures and inter‑service communication using gRPC or REST.

• Strong understanding of AWS (or other hyperscalers), cloud networking, and infrastructure‑as‑code patterns.

• Knowledgeable in encryption, authentication, and secure data handling for multi‑tenant SaaS systems.

• Comfortable working in high‑scale environments with millions of events and alerts per day.

• A strong communicator, collaborator, and problem solver.

Technologies We Use

• Languages & Frameworks:
Java

• Streaming & Messaging:
Apache Flink, Amazon Kinesis, Kafka

• Service Frameworks: gRPC, Protobuf, REST

• Data stores:
Mongo

DB, S3

• Cloud &

Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform

Why Join Us

• Work on scalable distributed systems that directly impact thousands of global customers.

• Be part of a team modernizing and evolving core observability services for Mongo

DB Atlas.

• Collaborate with world‑class engineers and leaders driving innovation in real‑time alerting and event processing.

• Enjoy a supportive, inclusive, and growth‑oriented culture.

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 Mongo

DB, and help us make an impact on the world!

Mongo

DB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

Mongo

DB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Location

Boston, MA

Salary

Base salary range: $118,000—$231,000 USD (U.S.‑based candidates)

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