About the role
Join MongoDB as a Lead Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in advancing our TechOps while establishing a new internal engineering team. This innovative team will collaborate closely with the Internal Engineering department to create enterprise-level software solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency for our coworkers. In this dual role, you will lead a team of skilled engineers while actively engaging in hands-on software development, contributing to the codebases that power our internal tools and platforms.
We are specifically looking for candidates residing in Gurugram to align with our hybrid work model.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of 3-4 software engineers.
- Oversee the planning, execution, and timely delivery of projects within your team.
- Strike a balance between hands-on engineering and managerial duties.
- Collaborate with other team leads to prioritize tasks for maximum impact.
- Work closely with Product Development to continually deliver value to our internal stakeholders.
- Design and implement internal tools that enhance workflow efficiency.
- Address bugs and develop features for internal platforms.
Success Metrics
- Within three months, establish strong relationships with your direct reports, providing guidance to enhance their performance.
- In six months, empower your team to deliver high-quality software reliably and efficiently.
- Within six months, personally tackle a significant portion of actionable bugs and contribute to developing new internal features.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- 5-7 years of professional software development experience.
- 1-2 years of experience in managing software engineering teams.
- Proficient in modern programming languages such as Python, Go, Rust, etc.
- Exceptional organizational and project management abilities.
- A strong commitment to mentoring and developing team members.
- A collaborative, detail-oriented mindset with a passion for creating user-friendly software.
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience in building full-stack applications, from front-end user interfaces to back-end API development and database migrations.
- Familiarity with technologies such as Next.js, FastAPI, React, etc.
About MongoDB
At MongoDB, we thrive on change, empowering both our clients and our team members to innovate swiftly in a dynamic market. We have reimagined database technology for the AI era, enabling creators to revolutionize industries through cutting-edge software solutions. MongoDB's unified database platform is the most widely adopted in the industry, supporting transformative applications worldwide.

