Software Engineer 3, AI Builder Experience
MongoDB · Posted Nov 5
Modern database platform, cloud database-as-a-service, vector search, and developer data services
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About the role
MongoDB's AI Builder Experience (ABX) team owns the surfaces through which humans and AI agents connect to MongoDB, including the MongoDB MCP Server, Agent Skills, the Intelligent Assistant Platform, and purpose-built agents. The team builds the technologies that let AI applications and agentic workflows work seamlessly with MongoDB at scale. This role provides technical direction, shapes architecture, and builds core platform pieces end to end, with participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation.
What you will do
- Work closely with research, product management, product engineering, product design, peers, as well as other teams within the company to define the first version and future evolution of our AI interfaces
- Design, build, and deliver well-tested core pieces of the platform - including the MongoDB MCP Server, Agent Skills, the Intelligent Assistant Platform, and purpose-built agents - in collaboration with other vested parties
- Take ownership of ambiguous problems and drive them to completion independently, making sound decisions as requirements evolve
- Contribute to shaping architecture, code reviews, and development practices, as well as developer experience, as the teams and product grow
- Mentor fellow engineers and assume ownership and accountability of projects
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong background in building core components for scalable, high-availability web applications and services
- 3+ years of experience building backend systems, primarily in Node.js and TypeScript, with an interest in working across a polyglot codebase
- Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions, and working on complex projects
- A product-minded approach to engineering, with the judgment to make pragmatic tradeoffs and the comfort to operate amid ambiguity and rapidly evolving technologies
- Enjoys collaboration and being part of a team; is approachable, curious, and intellectually honest
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills, and a desire to collaborate with colleagues
- Eager to learn, with a strong technical background
Preferred qualifications
- Experience building MCP servers, agent skills, or plugins for agentic applications
- Familiarity with the agentic AI tooling ecosystem (AI IDEs, CLIs, and assistants) and how developers integrate with it
- Working knowledge of Java and/or Python
- Experience with OAuth and authentication infrastructure for developer-facing services
- Experience working with databases and knowledge of database internals
- Bonus points for experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes) and AI frameworks and tools
Benefits and support
- Employee affinity groups
- Fertility assistance
- Generous parental leave policy
About MongoDB
MongoDB is a modern, general-purpose database platform designed to unleash the power of software and data for developers and enterprises globally. Its flagship cloud database service, MongoDB Atlas, supports flexible document models, vector search, and transactional capabilities built for modern cloud and AI-driven workloads.
- Industry
- Database Software
- Company size
- 5741 employees
- Founded
- 2007
- Location
- New York, New York, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $311M raised
- 2015-01-01Series F$80M
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Customer Officer
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