Senior Software Engineer, Atlas Agent Engine

MongoDB

4h•$126,000 - $264,000•Remote

About The Position

MongoDB is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and scale the Atlas Agent Engine, an agent development platform built on MongoDB Atlas. The platform enables enterprises to build, deploy, and govern AI agents in production using real-time operational data, with native capabilities for execution, memory, and governance. The role focuses on the developer CLI, SDKs, and distributed systems that enable agents to run reliably at scale, including runtime, memory, retrieval, identity, and governance layers. The engineer will take on high-visibility work to improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of this new product. The role is remote and open to candidates based in the United States. The successful candidate will collaborate across research, product management, product engineering, product design, and other teams. They will help shape the platform’s architecture, code reviews, development practices, and developer experience as the team and product grow, while mentoring engineers and taking ownership of projects. MongoDB emphasizes curiosity, honesty, collaboration, and high-quality software development.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience building distributed systems and/or foundational cloud services at scale.
Strong background building core components for high-scale compute and data distributed systems.
Interest in working with Go, Python, and TypeScript.
Demonstrated success designing, writing, testing, debugging, and performance-tuning software.
Strong grounding in foundational computer science concepts.
Experience maintaining distributed and/or highly concurrent software systems in large, long-lived codebases.
Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions, and delivering complex projects in distributed systems or databases.
Good verbal and written technical communication skills and a desire to collaborate with colleagues.
Strong technical background and eagerness to learn.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI frameworks and tools.
Experience with open standards such as MCP and A2A.
Experience with multi-tenant security, enterprise authentication, and identity management.

Responsibilities

Work with research, product management, product engineering, product design, peers, and other company teams to implement the service’s first version and future evolution.
Design, build, and deliver well-tested core platform components in collaboration with stakeholders.
Contribute to architecture, code reviews, development practices, and developer experience as the teams and product grow.
Mentor fellow engineers and take ownership and accountability for projects.
Build and scale the Atlas Agent Engine’s developer CLI, SDKs, and distributed systems, including runtime, memory, retrieval, identity, and governance layers.
Improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of the product.