# Staff Engineer, Search Systems at MongoDB

- Company: MongoDB
- What the company does: Get your ideas to market faster with a flexible, AI-ready database. MongoDB makes working with data easy. Backed by NEA, Sequoia and USV.
- Company website: https://www.mongodb.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-02
- Apply by: 2026-10-17
- Apply: https://www.mongodb.com/careers/job/?gh_jid=8110822
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mongodb-staff-engineer-search-systems/

## About the role

This is a rare opportunity to set the technical direction for one of MongoDB's most strategic investments. You will define the architecture of a self-contained search system that spans Community, Enterprise, and Atlas, while guiding how we integrate AI-native capabilities from Voyage AI. This is not a chance to influence a feature. It is a chance to shape the foundation of how developers everywhere build applications with MongoDB.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of experience in data management systems or related distributed infrastructure
- Deep proficiency in modern programming languages and techniques, with Java fluency preferred
- Demonstrable experience designing and operating distributed systems, cloud services, or SaaS products at scale
- The ability to reason about systems at the physical layer: data consistency, durability guarantees, concurrency, and failure modes in distributed environments
- A track record of operating at Staff or Principal scope: defining technical direction, resolving cross-team ambiguity, and personally championing initiatives from conception to delivery
- Experience designing or maintaining search platforms or distributed databases

Tags: Atlas Search