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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 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 in Stream Processing at MongoDB, you will design, build, and evolve the C++ execution engine that powers Atlas Stream Processing. You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver core system components, shape development practices, mentor fellow engineers, and take ownership of complex projects in distributed systems. This role operates with a startup-like autonomy within the company, focusing on enhancing the capabilities of a rapidly growing product.
- 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
- Strong background in database internals or building core components for data processing systems
- 5+ years of experience in building database services, distributed systems, and/or foundational cloud services at scale
- Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, performance tuning, and maintaining distributed and/or highly concurrent software systems
- Good verbal and written technical communication skills
- Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions, and delivering complex projects in distributed systems or databases
- Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and pride
Nice to have
- Hands-on modern C++ experience in performance-sensitive systems
- Background with stream processing or query engines such as Flink, Spark, Beam, Kafka Streams, or database query engines
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
- 401(k) plan
Worth weighing
- No specific details on the team size or structure
- The role involves working on a product that is still gaining traction, which may imply some uncertainty in its direction
- The salary range provided is only applicable to U.S.-based candidates
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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