Consulting Engineer

Seattle, WA, United States

The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

MongoDB Professional Services (PS) works with customers of all shapes and sizes, in all verticals, from tier-1 banks to small web startups, on a variety of exciting use cases. This role solves technically sophisticated problems, gains incredible cross-stack experience, works with top notch people in the business, networks with industry leaders, and sees new places - all in a day's work!

MongoDB PS exists to support the development of our customers' vision, accelerate customers' time to value, and drive a multitude of customer adoption scenarios - from building new solutions to modernizing legacy applications or migrating to cloud. Our consulting solutions ensure that organizations get the best out of MongoDB.

This role can be based out of our offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Palo Alto, or remotely in PST or MST time zones.

Our ideal candidate will have

2+ years of software development/consulting/support experience, preferably in a number of distinct industries/verticals

Familiarity with enterprise-scale software architectures, application development methodologies, and software deployment and operations

Competence in at least one of the following languages (in no particular order): Java, C++, C#, Python, Node.js (JavaScript), Ruby, Perl, Scala, Go

Experience with databases such as MongoDB, Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL

Familiarity with Linux diagnostics and tuning; Windows tuning knowledge is a plus

Excellent analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills

High motivation for a role that combines deep technical and customer-management dimensions

Confidence speaking and presenting in a customer setting

Experience with cloud concepts

Position Expectations

As a core member of the MongoDB PS team, you will:

Contribute to customer implementations at any or all phases of the application lifecycle: portfolio assessment, application planning and design, security assessment, deployment architectures, development and build, integration and release configuration, system functional testing and performance testing, production operations, application optimization, and best practices adoption

Deliver customer classroom-based training to architect, developer and operations roles

Work as part of a wider delivery team comprising fellow consulting engineers, project managers and account teams

Cultivate your individual MongoDB reputation as a trusted advisor to guide MongoDB and our customers into the future

Partner with Product and Engineering teams to influence the direction of the MongoDB product roadmap

Have the ability to travel across the west coast up to 60% of the time when needed. While travel has been limited since covid, we are seeing customers request on-site delivery.

Success Measures

As a Consulting Engineer you will be successful in this role when you can execute the following:

Become a field specialist in "everything MongoDB"

Communicate sophisticated technical proposals simply and convincingly to a wide range of audiences

Ensure your client's success with their MongoDB endeavors

Maintain required level of billable utilization

Influence MongoDB product development by contributing experience from the field

Communicate the product roadmap to external clients

Constantly work on improving yourself, our products and our team

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, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

MongoDB's base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB's total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB's base salary range for this role in the U.S. is: $90,000 — $176,000 USD

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