MongoDB

Principal Security Engineer

MongoDB
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Base Salary

$162k - $439k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate security risks across MongoDB product architecture, including compute, network, and storage.
  • Form, communicate, and defend independent security and architecture opinions, then help teams align and execute.
  • Build a working community of senior individual contributors across security operations, product security, and enterprise security.
  • Lead high-stakes, time-boxed cross-functional engagements such as M&A security due diligence and partner risk assessments.
  • Collaborate on identity and permission models for an autonomous agent platform and automated vulnerability detection, reproduction, and remediation.
  • Mentor senior engineers and remain accountable for outcomes despite incomplete information.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in security engineering, software engineering, or a related discipline, including senior individual-contributor or technical-lead experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Deep technical expertise in security and working depth across compute, network, and storage architecture.
  • Demonstrated judgment in forming and defending technical positions and knowing when to commit.
  • Experience influencing management and cross-functional partners without formal authority.
  • Experience owning ambiguous, deadline-driven work such as M&A diligence or partner risk reviews.
  • Interest in mentoring and connecting senior engineers without needing a management title.

Benefits

  • The role can be based in the NYC office or remotely in North America.
  • Eligible benefits may include equity, employee stock purchase program participation, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks of fully paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, a 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings.
  • MongoDB provides disability accommodations during the application and interview process.

Tech Stack

AWSAzureGoogle CloudMongoDB

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About MongoDB

5,001-10,000 employees

MongoDB builds the MongoDB document database and the MongoDB Atlas cloud database service for application developers and enterprises. Its business model centers on cloud consumption (Atlas), commercial subscriptions, and support, with tooling for migration, synchronization, and disaster recovery across on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, it is a public company listed on NASDAQ and widely used across industries worldwide.

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