A leading technology company in Dublin is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead the Observability Platform development. The role involves managing a high-performance engineering team, driving technical strategy, and ensuring system reliability at scale. Candidates should have over 10 years of leadership experience in engineering, expertise in distributed systems, and familiarity with cloud-native platforms like AWS and Kubernetes. This is a hybrid position offering opportunities to innovate in a growing field. #J-18808-Ljbffr
We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead the development of our Observability Platform within MongoDB. This is a high-impact role where you will drive the technical vision, execution, and growth of a critical component in our ecosystem. You will be responsible for building and scaling a world-class team, shaping the future of internal and external Observability for Atlas, MongoDB’s cloud‑managed solution. This is an opportunity to join a team that is responsible for all Observability systems that support metrics, metric visualization, logs, traces, and alerts for MongoDB. We are looking for a leader that is results focused, with high standards, and experience in leading large engineering teams in designing, building and operating complex distributed systems at scale, with strict SLO on security, durability, availability and performance. Tens of thousands of customers depend on our Observability stack to monitor their database clusters and to generate actionable alerts to safeguard critical workloads. As MongoDB Atlas and its supporting infrastructure continue to experience rapid growth, the demand for high‑cardinality observability data for internal and external use cases means we need to continually innovate and scale our systems to the next level. For example, MongoDB Observability systems need to handle 10’s of billions of metrics time series, all whilst processing petabytes of logs, traces, and events. Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to be a deeply technical leader on a collaborative team that applies low‑level systems expertise to build the foundational infrastructure of a popular database, join us! We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model. Responsibilities Lead and Manage the Observability Engineering Team – Oversee engineering efforts to design, develop, and scale our Observability platform, ensuring high performance, reliability, and efficiency Architect and Optimize Systems required to support logging, monitoring, alerting and metric visualisation at huge scale Integrate with MongoDB Atlas – Work with cross‑functional teams to integrate Observability improvements into the Atlas platform Recruit and Build a High‑Performance Team – Attract, hire, and mentor top‑tier engineering talent, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence Define Product and Engineering Strategy – Collaborate with product, research, and engineering leaders to define the long‑term vision, roadmap, and architecture of the observability platform Ensure Operational Excellence – Drive best practices for monitoring, reliability, and performance of observability services in production Stay Ahead of Observability Trends – Keep up with advancements in Observability trends to maintain MongoDB’s leadership Requirements 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing multiple teams and scaling large, distributed systems Deep expertise in distributed systems and large‑scale data processing infrastructure Experience working with cloud‑native architectures and platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes Proficiency in high‑performance API development and integrating data pipelines into production systems Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, and ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders Experience in hiring, mentoring, and scaling world‑class engineering teams Manager of managers experience Why Join Us? Own and lead the development of the core observability platform within MongoDB Work with cutting‑edge technologies to shape the future of observability Collaborate with world‑class engineers and researchers on complex, high‑scale distributed systems Drive technical and product strategy at a high‑growth, industry‑leading company 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 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 over 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. 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. At MongoDB, we believe in fostering an environment where diverse perspectives can grow and thrive. We are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and a sense of belonging by seeking and valuing employees from different backgrounds. One of our core values as a company is to Embrace the Power of Differences. In the spirit of inclusion, we invite candidates to self‑identify as to their gender. 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A leading database company is seeking an experienced Security Software Engineer for their Infrastructure Security team to design and build scalable security controls. This role involves developing APIs and automation for security posture, integrating security within CI/CD workflows, and collaborating with various engineering teams. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in software engineering with a focus on security, proficiency in programming languages, and expertise with Kubernetes. This position can be based in Dublin or work remotely throughout Ireland. #J-18808-Ljbffr
We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead the development of our Observability Platform within MongoDB. This is a high-impact role where you will drive the technical vision, execution, and growth of a critical component in our ecosystem. You will be responsible for building and scaling a world-class team, shaping the future of internal and external Observability for Atlas, MongoDB’s cloud‑managed solution. This is an opportunity to join a team that is responsible for all Observability systems that support metrics, metric visualization, logs, traces, and alerts for MongoDB. We are looking for a leader that is results focused, with high standards, and experience in leading large engineering teams in designing, building and operating complex distributed systems at scale, with strict SLO on security, durability, availability and performance. Tens of thousands of customers depend on our Observability stack to monitor their database clusters and to generate actionable alerts to safeguard critical workloads. As MongoDB Atlas and its supporting infrastructure continue to experience rapid growth, the demand for high‑cardinality observability data for internal and external use cases means we need to continually innovate and scale our systems to the next level. For example, MongoDB Observability systems need to handle 10’s of billions of metrics time series, all whilst processing petabytes of logs, traces, and events. Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to be a deeply technical leader on a collaborative team that applies low‑level systems expertise to build the foundational infrastructure of a popular database, join us! We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model. Responsibilities Lead and Manage the Observability Engineering Team – Oversee engineering efforts to design, develop, and scale our Observability platform, ensuring high performance, reliability, and efficiency Architect and Optimize Systems required to support logging, monitoring, alerting and metric visualisation at huge scale Integrate with MongoDB Atlas – Work with cross‑functional teams to integrate Observability improvements into the Atlas platform Recruit and Build a High‑Performance Team – Attract, hire, and mentor top‑tier engineering talent, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence Define Product and Engineering Strategy – Collaborate with product, research, and engineering leaders to define the long‑term vision, roadmap, and architecture of the observability platform Ensure Operational Excellence – Drive best practices for monitoring, reliability, and performance of observability services in production Stay Ahead of Observability Trends – Keep up with advancements in Observability trends to maintain MongoDB’s leadership Requirements 10+ years of engineering leadership experience, including managing multiple teams and scaling large, distributed systems Deep expertise in distributed systems and large‑scale data processing infrastructure Experience working with cloud‑native architectures and platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes Proficiency in high‑performance API development and integrating data pipelines into production systems Excellent leadership, strategic thinking, and ability to influence cross‑functional stakeholders Experience in hiring, mentoring, and scaling world‑class engineering teams Manager of managers experience Why Join Us? Own and lead the development of the core observability platform within MongoDB Work with cutting‑edge technologies to shape the future of observability Collaborate with world‑class engineers and researchers on complex, high‑scale distributed systems Drive technical and product strategy at a high‑growth, industry‑leading company 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 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 over 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! 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr
We are hiring an experienced Security Software Engineer (Staff or Senior) for our Infrastructure Security team to design and build scalable security controls and services within MongoDB Atlas multi-cloud infrastructure. The team sits within the Site Reliability Engineering organization and works with other engineering teams to ensure that our infrastructure adheres to the highest security standards. This role can be based out of our Dublin office, or work fully remotely in Ireland. Responsibilities: Design and build core security primitives and services that protect MongoDB Atlas compute, networking, and identity across AWS, Azure, and GCP Build secure‑by‑default infrastructure using Linux security mechanisms (AppArmor, SELinux, seccomp, cgroups), Kubernetes, and eBPF to enforce runtime policies and gain deep visibility into systems behaviour Develop APIs, automation, and tooling that manage security posture at scale (CSPM, vulnerability management, workload identity) and provide monitoring, logging, and alerting pipelines that integrate with our tooling (Grafana, Splunk, Victoria Metrics.) Integrate security into our CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code workflows (Terraform) so that security controls are versioned, reviewed, and deployed just like any other code Lead complex projects end‑to‑end, from problem discovery and design docs to implementation, rollout, and long‑term ownership Collaborate with SRE, platform and product engineering teams to define secure architectures for new infrastructure and services Qualifications: You might be a great fit if you match some of the following: 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or similar roles, preferably with relevant security work Proficiency with at least one programming language (Java, Golang, Rust, Python, or C/C++) and experience with infrastructure‑as‑code tools (Terraform) to automate security configurations and processes A deep understanding of Linux and networking concepts, including low‑level fundamentals, and how they work together in complex systems Experience building security‑related features or platforms such as runtime monitoring, CSPM, or vulnerability management Experience with a cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their security best practices and building blocks Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and its security ecosystem (e.g. RBAC, OPA/Gatekeeper, Kyverno, eBPF, Falco, Tetragon) A systems mindset: you think about failure modes, performance, observability, and operability alongside security and correctness Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex security concepts and tradeoffs to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders 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 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. MongoDB’s 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 over 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, (https://www.mongodb.com/company) 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 (https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/culture/employee-benefits-that-make-a-difference-at-mongodb) , 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 (https://www.mongodb.com/blog/channel/culture) , 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: 426183 #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading database company in Dublin is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead the Observability Platform's development. This high-impact role involves driving technical vision, building high-performance teams, and ensuring operational excellence. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of engineering leadership experience and expertise in distributed systems. Join a diverse team and work with cutting-edge technologies to innovate in observability at a rapidly growing company. #J-18808-Ljbffr
The Enterprise Advanced team is a diverse group of individuals across Europe, who develop software to run MongoDB on any type of infrastructure at global scale. Our software and services allow users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in minutes. The main focus of this team is to adapt our software to manage MongoDB clusters which are deployed in data centers or private cloud platforms. You will work on the core functionality for all of our cloud products, mainly on the Ops Manager and Cloud Manager products. Our team's end users are some of the largest businesses in the world, deploying massive clusters and processing huge amounts of data. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Dublin for our hybrid working model. This role will report to the Lead Engineer, Enterprise Advanced at MongoDB. A great fit for this role will be Someone who loves programming! Someone who enjoys working with others to achieve a common goal! You're flexible! You're willing to take on a wide variety of responsibilities, learning as you go You're a self-starter! You're comfortable organizing your own time, acting on feedback and prioritizing with guidance from senior members of your team What is in it for you: Flexible working options Opportunities to learn on the job (time to upskill in new technologies) Team budget for attending industry-specific conferences and training High level of independence in your day to day work You'll be joining a good-humored supportive team that works well together! Test and incrementally ship elements of complex projects Apply our core values to your work, in planning, design, and coding Assist with troubleshooting bugs in customer deployments Requirements Experience building multi-threaded, asynchronous, distributed systems Strong experience with a language such as Java, Go, or Python Good knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals (data structures and algorithms) Good understanding of Object Orientation concepts Ability to think conceptually and design modular, complex systems Nice to haves Familiarity running services on Cloud Infrastructure (Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure), using containers and/or container orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift) Experience working directly with production systems Experience with multiple programming languages Experience with the MongoDB Server (specialized, in-depth training will be provided upon joining) Experience or interest in full-stack web application development 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 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 over 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. 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: 1273351993 #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading software company in Dublin is seeking a candidate for a software development role focused on cloud products like Ops Manager and Cloud Manager. The ideal fit is someone enthusiastic about programming, capable of building complex distributed systems, and proficient in languages such as Java, Go, or Python. This role offers a hybrid work model and the opportunity to collaborate with a supportive team while continuously upskilling in new technologies. #J-18808-Ljbffr
A leading database technology company is seeking a Backend Engineer to contribute to the MongoDB Node.js Driver and related libraries. Ideal candidates will have 4+ years of software experience, especially in the JavaScript ecosystem, and will thrive in open-source environments. Responsibilities include maintaining and expanding libraries used by developers. The role can be remote or based in Dublin, ensuring a flexible work environment with comprehensive support for employee wellbeing. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Our Database Experience (DBX) Team The Database Experience team builds the libraries and tools that developers use day-to-day working with MongoDB. Our mission is to increase developer adoption, satisfaction and retention by providing a reliable, enjoyable interface for developers and other end-users. Our senior engineers are typically specialists in a particular programming language, but are capable of contributing to projects in other languages as well. For this role, we’re looking for someone who will enjoy designing, writing, and supporting open source libraries for the JavaScript ecosystem developers that use MongoDB. This is an opportunity to make a major impact at MongoDB as Node.js is one of the most popular runtimes for MongoDB users, and our driver has over 6 million weekly npm downloads. This role can be based out of our Dublin office or remotely in Ireland. In This Role You Will… Maintain and build features for the MongoDB Node.js Driver along with its dependencies and native C++ addons (bson, mongodb-client-encryption, @mongodb-js/zstd, kerberos) Contribute to JavaScript open source client libraries and MongoDB AI/ML integrations and ODMs (e.g., mongoose) Contribute to the common driver specifications supporting the full range of MongoDB features Investigate bugs and support requests from commercial customers, open source users, and internal users for the libraries our team maintains Collaborate closely with peers in our distributed world-wide engineering team You’re Right For This Role If You… Have deep knowledge of the JavaScript ecosystem, especially as it relates to backend and infrastructure development, and an interest in staying up-to-date on ecosystem trends and best practices and incorporating them into your work Are interested in focusing exclusively on building backend libraries and tools for other developers Are fascinated by, and have experience working with concurrency, parallelism and distributed systems Want to participate in Open Source software development and communities Communicate well, internally and externally, both in writing and face-to-face Advocate for testing and agile development best practices Can make pragmatic design tradeoffs while balancing features, maintainability, and delivery time Enjoy collaborating with and elevate the skills and expertise of those around you For This Role You Must Have… Have 4+ years of experience writing high-quality software Significant experience working with JavaScript/TypeScript on the backend of your application(s) Experience with databases, relational or non-relational Good written and spoken English communication skills It Helps If You Have… Experience contributing to open source projects Experience building production applications with mongoose and/or the Node.js driver itself Experience using or contributing to open source AI frameworks/integrations such as LangChain or n8n Experience working with MongoDB and the document model A diversity of experience writing tests for the software you developed (unit, integration, end-to-end, performance, etc) A working knowledge of C++ Success Measures Within one month, you will understand the high-level architecture of the driver and how MongoDB works, and will have completed a few small bug fixes and/or feature tickets Within three months, you will be contributing effectively day-to-day, fixing bugs, implementing planned features, and thoroughly reviewing your colleagues’ pull requests Within six months, you will have implemented major features, planned new features, contributed to our common driver specifications, and will be collaborating with the Product team to help craft our roadmap Within twelve months, you’ll have significantly improved the quality, performance and maintainability of our codebase, and will be taking the lead in designing and specifying major new features 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 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 over 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! 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: 1273376293 #J-18808-Ljbffr
