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Senior Software Engineer, Identity & Access Management

MongoDB

Full Time
Senior
118k-231k
8 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

MongoDB's mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. The MongoDB Atlas team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. We are responsible for MongoDB Atlas: our database as a service offering and fastest growing product which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. We're seeking a Senior Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team, which serves both internal engineers and external customers by providing secure, durable services and user-facing features related to authentication and authorization systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, architect, build, and deliver core pieces of IAM
  • Lead projects from specification to delivery
  • Mentor and grow other team members
  • Improve our codebase, best practices, and design principles
  • Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them
  • Lead and contribute to complex technical projects and initiatives

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience of software engineering, primarily focused on backend systems
  • Proficient in a modern compiled programming language (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.)
  • Willingness to learn JavaScript and/or TypeScript along with modern frontend technologies (React, Redux, etc.); prior experience a plus
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor fellow engineers
  • Curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest
  • Passion for problem solving and learning new things in the domains of computer science and software engineering
  • Experience building identity and access management systems such as authentication (OAuth, SSO), authorization (RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC), and login and registration systems a plus

Nice to Have

  • Experience with frontend technologies like React and Redux
  • Prior experience with identity and access management systems

Qualifications

  • Educational background is not explicitly specified in the description

Benefits & Perks

  • MongoDB's base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $118,000—$231,000 USD
  • 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 insurance coverage
  • Health benefits offerings

Working at MongoDB

MongoDB values a supportive and enriching culture for everyone, including employee affinity groups, fertility assistance, and a generous parental leave policy. The company emphasizes employee wellbeing and professional growth, fostering a collaborative, curious, and honest work environment. Learn more about what it's like to work at MongoDB and help make an impact on the world.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 16, 2025
Salary118k-231k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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