Senior Lead, Engineering

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Dublin, IRL
Hybrid
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Software • Database
MongoDB empowers innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data.
The Role
Lead and grow cross-functional engineering teams in Dublin while contributing code. Drive design, implementation, testing, and delivery of full‑stack and agentic/Generative AI features. Mentor engineering leads and ICs, collaborate with product partners, recruit and develop team members, and report progress to stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In

This is a hybrid management position based in Dublin that will require recruiting for and developing engineers, leading a cross-functional team, as well as rolling up your sleeves and writing code. MongoDB Engineering Leads and Sr Leads are expected to be both people managers and active developers.

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

Role Responsibilities
  • Have an opportunity to play a leading role in defining and contributing to how MongoDB leverages software and agentic AI technology to streamline and enhance internal business operations
  • Lead cross-functional teams of engineering leads and individual contributors to deliver maximum value to the organization’s software solutions
  • Support and develop team members’ career growth and professional development
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to foster alignment and remove roadblocks for the team
  • Work hand in hand with Product Development to continuously deliver value to internal customers
  • Identify, design, implement, test, and support new features related to agentic and traditional software solutions
  • Mentor new engineering leads to become more effective managers and leaders, and level up high performing Individual Contributors to become leaders
Candidate Profile
  • 5+ years of experience managing teams with  5+ engineers and providing technical leadership
  • 5+ years of professional experience developing software
  • 1+ years of experience actively developing with Generative AI in a professional capacity
  • Experience designing, writing, testing, and maintaining fullstack applications
  • Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership for teams and/or projects
  • Deep interest in developing the careers of your team members and growing their leadership skills
  • Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills
  • Curiosity, excitement, and ability to quickly learn new things in the domains of computer science, software engineering, and artificial intelligence
Success Measures
  • In three months, you have begun forming professional relationships with all of your team members and started to learn their interests, strengths and areas of expertise. You have been fully onboarded to relevant sections of our codebase and will have contributed to the development of an ongoing project. You have started tracking and reporting your team's progress to stakeholders. You have started getting involved with planning the product roadmap
  • In six months, we're relying on you for reviewing code and new feature designs, as well as interviewing potential new hires. You have worked with each engineer reporting to you on a growth plan for them to achieve their career goals. Your team has achieved several key milestones towards delivering a fully scalable and performant solution.
  • In twelve months, you have led the team towards achieving their objectives for the fiscal year. You have a clear understanding of the longer term roadmap and objectives and how to accomplish them with your team. You have established your role as a leader in the organization such that team members naturally go to you for guidance. You are comfortable collaborating across the organization to plan projects and achieve your team's goals
About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform 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 data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 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!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID: 2273477414

Skills Required

  • 5+ years managing teams with 5+ engineers and providing technical leadership
  • 5+ years professional experience developing software
  • 1+ years actively developing with Generative AI in a professional capacity
  • Experience designing, writing, testing, and maintaining fullstack applications
  • Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership for teams or projects
  • Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills
  • Based in Dublin for hybrid working model
  • Curiosity and ability to quickly learn new things in computer science, software engineering, and AI
  • Deep interest in developing team members' careers and leadership skills

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MongoDB Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is substantial and fully paid for new parents, with additional paid flexibility to ease the return to work. Family‑building support reimburses eligible fertility, adoption, and surrogacy expenses up to a lifetime maximum in the U.S.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes multiple medical, dental, and vision options plus a One Medical membership for employees and dependents. Coverage extends to inclusive services such as gender‑affirmation care and dedicated menopause/low‑testosterone support, alongside mental‑health resources.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Flexible PTO and observed company holidays provide meaningful time away from work. Return‑to‑work flexibility following parental leave further broadens overall time‑off support.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
5,550 Employees
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

The database market is big. How big? Well, according to IDC, it’ll reach $153 billion by 2027. And MongoDB is at the forefront of that innovation with thousands of customers across the globe. We empower developers and businesses to build and deploy the applications they want, wherever they want.

Why Work With Us

We are ambitious. We are passionate about creativity. And we believe the best paths are the ones we have yet to forge.

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