Lead, Engineering

We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer with a strong background in data streaming products, the Java ecosystem and team leadership. You will lead a talented team building a complex product suite using a modern stack: Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Debezium, and React. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who can drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with product management to deliver a product that solves our customers' most challenging data problems.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Sydney for our hybrid working model.

• 6+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem
• 2+ years of experience leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of software engineers to achieve high-impact results
• Extensive product experience in the data streaming or data tooling space, especially with streaming data platforms such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium
• Extensive experience with relational and document data modeling and hands-on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc) and at least one document database (e.g. MongoDB)
• Exposure to client-side technologies such as JavaScript and React is a plus
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and their time and space complexity
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Drive the architectural vision and long-term technical roadmap for the Data Migration product suite, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and performant.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to define product features and translate business requirements into robust technical designs.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, mission-critical components of our data streaming and migration platform.
• Champion and enforce engineering best practices through design reviews, code reviews, and by setting a high standard for quality and operational excellence.
• Act as a hands-on leader, guiding the team through complex technical challenges and contributing to the codebase where necessary.

Within the first three months, you will have:

• Fully ramped up on our architecture, business domain, and team processes.
• Establish yourself as the technical leader within the team, actively driving technical discussions, design reviews, and planning for the product roadmap.
• Begin mentoring team members and building strong collaborative relationships with your product counterparts.

Within six months, you will have:

• Successfully led the team to deliver a major feature or product release.
• Made significant contributions to the architectural roadmap and started influencing the technical direction of adjacent teams.
• Established a clear rhythm of execution and a high-performing culture within your team.

Within 12 months, you will have:

• Become recognized as the go-to technical expert for the data migration domain at MongoDB.
• Delivered large-scale features across the entire tech stack that have a measurable impact on our customers and business.
• Played a crucial role in recruiting, hiring, and growing the engineering team.

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

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MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.