or apply directly on MongoDB's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days MongoDB's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of MongoDB's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at MongoDB
- low 0 stale, 7 reposted of 411 open
- Hiring momentum
- 575 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from MongoDB's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for MongoDB.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer for Atlas Search Systems at MongoDB, you will design and build an integrated search platform using Java, focusing on enhancing the user experience for complex search queries. Your role involves leading projects, making technical decisions, and collaborating with a team to improve the system architecture and roadmap. You will have opportunities to mentor other engineers and contribute to the development and maintenance of backend software in a cloud-based environment.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of MongoDB as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining industrial-strength backend software in a complex codebase
- Proficient in modern programming languages and techniques
- Experienced in developing distributed systems, cloud services, and SaaS products
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills
- A growth mindset and the desire to learn quickly through taking on challenges
- A strong sense of ownership over their work, from initial design to maintaining code in production
What you get
- equity
- participation in the employee stock purchase program
- flexible paid time off
- 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
- fertility and adoption assistance
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer match
Worth weighing
- no salary listed in the posting, but a range is provided for candidates in Canada
- the role involves working with a complex codebase, which may imply a steep learning curve
- the position is hybrid, requiring candidates to be based in Toronto
Summarised from MongoDB's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by MongoDB on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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