Senior Software Engineer, MongoDB

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience designing and developing full-stack web apps and systems using the MERN stack that leverages modern security methods and best practices
• Demonstrable expertise with Node js and an API framework (e.g. Express, Next.js, Fastify, etc)
• Excellent Knowledge of secure coding and development practices and good knowledge of remediating common vulnerabilities and exploit techniques
• Experience with API security, container security, cloud policy, configuration, and security management tools
• Solid understanding of Secure SDLC (SSDLC), CI/CD, and cloud security
• Proficiency in SSO and cert-based authentication mechanisms
• Demonstrable experience applying security best practices such as principles of least privilege and defense-in-depth
• Direct and recent working experience supporting software development compliance with at least one of the following: Fedramp, HITRUST, SOC 2, ISO 27001
• Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changes seamlessly
• Demonstrable experience owning complex projects from inception to completion, with efficiency and organization
• Thrive in cross-functional environments and effectively collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders and teams

Desirable

• As a Senior Tools Software Engineer, you bring expertise in hands-on MERN stack software development with a focus on software security
• You will primarily contribute to our MERN stack codebase in the capacity of feature development and enhancement, bug fixes, and participating in code reviews and architecture design and decisions
• Additionally, you will be the SME on software security concepts and best practices on our team. This includes identifying potential vulnerabilities in various layers of our applications and efficiently and effectively defining the work needed to address them consistently
• You will directly collaborate with MongoDB corporate security and data governance teams, as well as Technical Services FedRamp stakeholders, and the CRM team, to identify the various requirements and security priorities, and translate them to actionable work items for the tools team
• You’d be responsible for maintaining a high standard of security for the tools team apps and services and establishing security by design approach and best practices for the team to follow
• You’ll be responsible for coordinating and managing security and data compliance requirements for the team
• In 3 months, you’ve gained a deep understanding of the tools team ecosystem, apps and services, build and deployment workflows, security constraints, as well as stakeholders and relevant teams
• You have also gained a good understanding of our API codebase, and have started contributing to it. As well, you’ve started identifying and communicating software and process security improvement opportunities
• In 6 months, you have determined a feasible process and roadmap for addressing various security-related requirements for the tools team, and have gained alignment from the team
• You have established good working relationships with the tools team engineers and leads as well as various stakeholders and teams that uphold corporate security and data governance. At this point, you are successfully leading security initiatives for the tools team. As well, you are contributing consistently to our API codebase with quality and high impact
• In 12 months, you are successfully contributing to mentoring and growing other team members

• Upon successfully passing the preliminary screenings, candidates will be invited to participate in a live coding assessment, to determine the alignment of their technical proficiencies with the requirements of the role
• It is imperative that candidates demonstrate a high level of technical expertise and experience in the live sessions; otherwise, they will be disqualified

• Rich health insurance coverage
• Virtual & on-site fitness classes
• Health screenings & telemedicine
• Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
• Global and internal mobility opportunities
• Equity & Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Pension & retirement programs
• Income Protection
• Flexible PTO is offered to every US employee & competitive time off policies for non-US employees
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mental health counseling
• Free meditation app access
• Fertility & adoption financial assistance
• Parental counseling for new parents
• 20 weeks of fully paid gender neutral parental leave & flexible work arrangements
• 4 weeks of emergency care leave

Total funding: $311.1m

MongoDB is an open-source, cross-platform, document-oriented database system. It stores data as JSON-like documents and is written in C++, Go, JavaScript and Python.