Senior Developer Advocate

Senior Developer Advocate at MongoDB

Are you a passionate technologist eager to empower developers and shape the future of software innovation? MongoDB is looking for a Senior Developer Advocate to join our Developer Relations team in India. You'll be at the forefront of driving engagement, learning, and excitement within our developer community across India and APAC.

As developers increasingly rely on MongoDB for their data needs, you'll play an an essential role in building meaningful relationships, delivering impactful technical resources, and hosting hands-on workshops that unlock new possibilities for developers at startups, enterprises, and everything in between. If you're passionate about data, inspiring developer communities, and fueling innovation, this could be the ideal opportunity for you!

Joining our Developer Relations team will have you collaborating and learning with world-class peers and engaging with some of the world’s largest companies.

This role can be remotely in the India region.

About You

We're seeking someone who thrives on building vibrant developer ecosystems. As a Senior Developer Advocate, you'll use your experience in technical enablement, community-building, and instructional content to engage developers and help them confidently adopt MongoDB technologies.

You’re seasoned at connecting with developers through events, workshops, virtual training, or meetups, and take pride in fostering discovery and delivering value. With a genuine collaborative spirit, you work closely with colleagues across teams, always striving to elevate every member’s success in alignment with MongoDB’s value of Building Together.

A strong communicator and problem-solver, you have 5+ years of experience in roles such as Developer Advocate, Solutions Architect, Software Engineer, Developer Relations, or similar. You’re skilled at simplifying complex technical concepts and can adapt your messaging to developers at all skill levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Empower developers: Leverage your deep understanding of database technologies, programming languages, and MongoDB’s core functionality—including Atlas—to guide developers in building impactful solutions through code and content.
• Engage through live workshops: Deliver interactive sessions for audiences ranging from 40 to 400 developers, showcasing best practices and hands-on experience with MongoDB.
• Community growth: Build relationships with developers, community leaders, industry influencers, and partners to scale our Developer Relations programs and foster new engagement opportunities across India and APAC.
• Support user groups and champions: Collaborate with other DevRel teams to grow MongoDB user groups, champion programs, and influencer networks in the region.
• Partner with marketing: Work closely with various marketing teams to inform strategies, refine messaging, and create resources that resonate with our developer community.

What You'll Bring

• Technical expertise: A minimum of 5+ years of experience consulting with development teams, complemented by proficiency in database technologies and programming languages.
• Hands-on enablement: A proven track record of sharing code and content, creating and leading developer-focused labs, workshops, hackathons, and other hands-on activities.
• Presentation excellence: Strong public speaking skills with experience delivering live workshops, webinars, or events (bonus points for live-streaming abilities!).
• Engagement strategies: Demonstrated ability to support long-term developer engagement and report on the business impact of initiatives.
• Collaborative mindset: You thrive in team environments, building connections across teams and stakeholders to drive impactful results both locally and globally.
• Travel-ready: The willingness to travel up to 40% of the time to deliver sessions and support the broader team at in-person events.

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

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!

MongoDB 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.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Key skills/competency

• Developer Advocacy
• Community Building
• Technical Content Creation
• Live Workshops
• Database Technologies
• MongoDB Atlas
• Public Speaking
• Developer Engagement
• APAC Market
• Solutions Architecture