Staff Engineer - Business Systems
MongoDB · Posted Sep 15
Modern database platform, cloud database-as-a-service, vector search, and developer data services
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About the role
The IT SaaS Engineering Team is the backbone of MongoDB's go-to-market operations, building and running the Salesforce platform with the automation, security, and governance that Sales Operations, Revenue Operations, Security, and Compliance rely on daily to manage customer relationships and drive business growth. As a Staff Salesforce Engineer, you will own the architecture, design, and evolution of the CRM platform, combining deep technical leadership, hands-on solution design, and a modern engineering mindset that embraces AI-powered development responsibly. As a senior individual contributor, you will set technical direction and raise the engineering bar through architecture, design, and mentorship.
What you will do
- Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable Salesforce solutions — custom applications, automations, and integrations
- Translate business requirements into secure, maintainable, technical solutions aligned with long-term platform strategy
- Partner with business stakeholders, product teams, and engineering to refine requirements and deliver high-quality solutions
- Oversee integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise platforms, ensuring reliable data flow and sound system design
- Drive platform optimization across performance, scalability, usability, and governance
- Establish and enforce engineering standards for coding, testing, documentation, CI/CD, and release management
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive long-term, scalable resolutions
- Identify tech debt and drive modernization efforts across the Salesforce ecosystem
- Leverage AI-powered engineering tools (Apex Guru, GitHub Copilot, Salesforce Agentforce Vibes, Claude Code) to improve productivity and code quality — with strong judgment on security, privacy, and accuracy.
- Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design reviews, code reviews, and engineering best practices
- Act as a subject matter expert on Salesforce development, platform capabilities, automation, integrations, and scalable CRM solution design
- Lead technical design sessions and identify gaps between current-state and future-state solutions
- Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices, and drive proof-of-concepts where appropriate
- Mentor engineers across the team and foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and engineering excellence
- Support team growth by coaching, developing talent, and helping build a high-performing engineering organization
- Influence business and technical stakeholders through strong communication, sound judgment, and effective problem-solving
- Operate effectively in a fast-changing environment by managing priorities, driving accountability, and ensuring high-quality execution
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- 12+ years of Salesforce engineering or technical leadership experience within global SaaS organizations
- 2+ years directly managing engineering teams — hiring, performance management, and career development
- Strong hands-on experience with Sales Cloud (opportunity/lead management, forecasting, territory/assignment rules) and Experience Cloud (portal architecture, sharing sets, guest user security, community licensing) required.
- Strong hands-on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, integrations, and platform customization
- Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, governor limits, design patterns, and scalable solution design
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, release management, and Agile/Scrum delivery
Preferred qualifications
- Salesforce certified Application Architect and System Architect certifications strongly preferred
Benefits and support
- Employee affinity groups
- Fertility assistance
- Generous parental leave policy
- A supportive and enriching culture that supports employees' wellbeing along every step of their professional and personal journeys
- Accommodations for individuals with disabilities within the application and interview process
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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