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Senior Research Scientist

MongoDB · Palo Alto

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
MongoDB's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of MongoDB's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at MongoDB
high
407 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
2026-10-23

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

The Senior Research Scientist position at Voyage AI within MongoDB involves conducting cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, focusing on large language models (LLMs) and embedding models. The role includes innovating in information retrieval and collaborating with other researchers and engineers to develop next-generation AI models that can be deployed in practical applications.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
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

  • PhD degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing
  • Familiarity with training distributed training of neural networks for language and visual understanding

What you get

  • Competitive compensation (base + equity)
  • Flexible paid time off
  • 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
  • Fertility and adoption assistance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Mental health counseling

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options, only a hybrid model for those based in Palo Alto
  • The role focuses heavily on research, which may limit exposure to production-level engineering work

Summarised from MongoDB's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by MongoDB on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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