Senior software engineer at MongoDB Gurugram, building core parts of a new platform that helps customers deploy AI applications on MongoDB.

This full-time Gurugram role was posted on 29 October 2026. The listing describes a growing Products & Technology team in Gurugram building a new platform to make it easier for customers to build AI applications using MongoDB. The role provides technical direction and implements core parts of that platform, working on performance, scalability and reliability of the distributed systems infrastructure underneath it. The listing asks for a strong background building core components for high-scale compute and data distributed systems, 5+ years building distributed systems or foundational cloud services, and interest in working with Python, Go and similar languages.

About MongoDB

MongoDB builds the document database of the same name and Atlas, its managed cloud database platform. MongoDB stores JSON-like documents instead of tables and rows, and Atlas adds managed hosting across the major clouds along with search, vector search, stream processing and sync features. The company has engineering and business teams in Gurugram and Bengaluru.

The Gurugram and Bengaluru centres cover product engineering, technical services, solutions architecture and go-to-market functions. The company's listings describe hybrid working for India-based roles and collaboration with teams in other countries. Learn more on MongoDB's website.

The role in plain terms

New-platform roles carry both opportunity and ambiguity: the listing describes shaping architecture, code reviews and development practices as the team and product grow, which means you help set engineering norms, not just follow them. The collaboration scope is broad - research, product management, product engineering, design and other teams - so communication across disciplines is part of the job. The distributed-systems requirement is the real filter: this is infrastructure work, not application-level AI integration.

The team and the work

Per the listing, the team works on enabling deployment at scale of AI applications on MongoDB, and the role takes on high-visibility projects in that area. The stated experience bar is 5+ years on distributed systems or foundational cloud services.

What the employer asks for

These requirements are quoted from the employer's listing, kept in their exact words so eligibility details are not distorted:

Strong background in building core components for high scale compute and data distributed systems
5+ years experience of building distributed systems, and/or foundational cloud services at scale and an interest in working with Python, Go and Java
Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, performance tuning, possessing a strong grip on the foundational materials of computer science and maintaining distributed and/or highly...
Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions and delivering complex projects in distributed systems or databases
Good verbal and written technical communication skills, desire to collaborate with colleagues
Bonus points for experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (eg. Kubernetes) and AI frameworks and tools
Be a force multiplier in our software development process. Enable teams to deliver great products through leadership and technical contributions
Eager to learn, with a strong technical background

Who this role suits

Backend engineers with 5+ years building distributed systems or cloud services who want to work on AI-application infrastructure at an early stage. Not for engineers whose background is application CRUD work, or who want a settled product with established patterns.

Practical notes

For distributed-systems roles, expect design questions on consistency, scaling and failure handling, plus a coding round. Be ready to discuss a system you built that ran at real scale, including what broke.

Working at MongoDB

Engineering roles at MongoDB India work on the database and the Atlas platform, including newer AI-application tooling. Customer-facing roles support enterprises evaluating and running MongoDB in production.

How to apply

Apply directly on the employer's site: Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB. We found this listing on the Greenhouse public job board (mongodb.com), where it was posted on 29 Oct 2026 and was still open when we checked on 30 Oct 2026. Before applying, re-read the employer's own description in full, since eligibility details, deadlines and process steps can change at any time and the employer's page is always the final word. Tailor your resume to the specific requirements above rather than sending a generic one: mirror the skills and tools the listing names where you genuinely have them. A short, specific note on why this team and this problem interest you goes further than a long generic cover letter. Never pay a fee to apply or interview; genuine employers, including this one, do not charge candidates.

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