Senior Software Engineer, Forward Deployed AI Engineer

4+ years of experience as a field engineer or professional services consultant or full stack developer working directly with Enterprise clients

Proficiency in Java or C#, and some familiarity with common database access patterns and frameworks in one or more of these languages

Strong knowledge about enterprise-scale software architectures, application development methodologies, and software deployment and operations

Experience developing enterprise applications using relational databases, and employing SQL and stored procedures with Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase and/or PostgreSQL databases

Experience of using and developing with MongoDB and JSON based Document models is highly desirable

Problem solving skills, including the ability to collaborate across disciplines and teams to come up with creative solutions to technical and business challenges

Willingness to dive into a complex domain, ask the right questions, and bring new software tools and technologies to the table to solve customer problems

Great communication skills (both spoken and written), within the team and in customer meetings

Good understanding of Generative AI concepts, tools, and services. Any experience to build new applications/tools using Generative AI is a big plus. That includes Cursor, Claude Code, Gemini, and OpenAI APIs

And finally, a strong interest in how AI supported toolchains can improve application development

Contribute to customer application modernization initiatives at any or all phases of the application lifecycle: assessment and analysis; planning and design; data modeling; application code conversion, development, test and build; integration and release configuration, production operations, application optimisation, and best practices adoption

Test drive MongoDB migration products to deliver on customer use cases and drive adoption of the product. Deliver concise feedback to the rest of the development organisation

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

Personally execute POCs including developing or extending existing tools when necessary and appropriate for customer success, with an eye towards reusability and eventual integration with our products. These are often on premises at client locations

Maintain a broad and deep technical understanding of the product line and the underlying technologies and protocols

Work as part of a wider delivery team comprising consulting engineers from MongoDB Professional Services, project managers, and account teams

Assist sales teams in evaluating opportunities with prospects and customers

Willingness to work on site with customers for 7 days per month, which includes regional travel (within Europe)

The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer will be successful in this role when they can execute the following strategic tasks/responsibilities:

Become an expert level user of MongoDB, and our tools current migration products

Develop a playbook for customer application modernization engagements, in collaboration with other MongoDB Engineers, Product Management and Engineering

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

Provide unique insight into customer needs, product requirements and strategic opportunities by contributing experience from the field

Gain the reputation as a trusted advisor with our field teams and customers

Contribute to the success of customer application migration initiatives that they support

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform 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 data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 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!

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