Senior Engineering Manager, Developer Productivity
About The Position
We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager who is ready to lead through ambiguity and improve how software gets built at MongoDB. This role leads teams focused on developer productivity, with an emphasis on measurable improvements to the software development lifecycle. This role can be based remotely in the United States. The AXIS team (AI, X-functional tools, Insights, and Signals) sits within Developer Productivity and is responsible for overseeing the metrics and observability infrastructure of our expansive developer environment to help build a strong data-driven culture. You’ll also be a key partner in building the agentic ecosystem for AI-driven development across engineering.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience managing software engineers, including hiring, performance management, growth planning, and compensation; required for external candidates and preferred for internal candidates
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building and operating production systems; experience in developer tooling, platform engineering, observability, or data engineering is a strong plus
- Demonstrated the ability to lead through ambiguity, work across team boundaries, and deliver outcomes without close supervision
- Strong customer orientation and sound judgment in finding practical, high-leverage solutions
- Experience working with systems involving analytics, data pipelines, and metrics platforms
- Experience with AI tools development and enablement efforts
- Strong technical judgment, including the ability to evaluate tradeoffs, identify risks, and ask the right questions without needing to be hands-on in the code every day
- Ability to connect observability, engineering metrics, and AI capabilities to meaningful improvements in the developer ecosystem
- Excellent communication skills with engineers, peer managers, and senior leadership
- A track record of building inclusive, high-performing teams where engineers can do their best work
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Improve engineering visibility and decision-making. Ensure your team delivers the systems, analytics, and reporting needed for Engineering leadership to understand the health, performance, and efficiency of the software development lifecycle
- Evaluate, integrate, and build AI-enabled interfaces and tools that drive engineer productivity improvements, with a focus on measurable impact and responsible rollout
- Drive the roadmap. Partner with Staff and Senior Staff ICs, TPMs, and stakeholders to define and evolve a 12-month roadmap that balances near-term delivery with long-term platform investment
Benefits
- 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
- mental health counseling
- access to transgender-inclusive health coverage
- health benefits offerings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
