Security Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security (Staff or Senior)

MongoDB
Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, North America, Toronto
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 127,000 - 249,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Experienced Security Software Engineer on the Infrastructure Security team within the Site Reliability Engineering group. You will design and build security primitives and services for MongoDB Atlas multi-cloud infrastructure, integrate security across CI/CD and IaC, and lead end‑to‑end complex projects with collaboration across SRE, platform, and product teams to ensure high security standards.

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MongoDB
MongoDB
5 months ago

Security Software Engineer, Infrastructure Security (Staff or Senior)

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Job Summary

Experienced Security Software Engineer on the Infrastructure Security team within the Site Reliability Engineering group. You will design and build security primitives and services for MongoDB Atlas multi-cloud infrastructure, integrate security across CI/CD and IaC, and lead end‑to‑end complex projects with collaboration across SRE, platform, and product teams to ensure high security standards.
Location: Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, North America, Toronto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build core security primitives and services that protect MongoDB Atlas compute, networking, and identity across AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • •Build secure-by-default infrastructure using Linux security mechanisms (AppArmor, SELinux, seccomp, cgroups), Kubernetes, and eBPF to enforce runtime policies and gain deep visibility into systems behaviour
  • •Develop APIs, automation, and tooling that manage security posture at scale (CSPM, vulnerability management, workload identity) and provide monitoring, logging, and alerting pipelines that integrate with our tooling (Grafana, Splunk, Victoria Metrics)
  • •Integrate security into our CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code workflows (Terraform) so that security controls are versioned, reviewed, and deployed just like any other code
  • •Lead complex projects end‑to‑end, from problem discovery and design docs to implementation, rollout, and long‑term ownership

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 127,000 - 249,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kEquityParental LeaveHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or similar roles, preferably with relevant security work
  • •Proficiency with at least one programming language (Java, Golang, Rust, Python, or C/C++) and experience with Terraform
  • •A deep understanding of Linux and networking concepts, including low-level fundamentals
  • •Experience building security-related features or platforms such as runtime monitoring, CSPM, or vulnerability management
  • •Experience with a cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their security best practices
Experience:5+ yearsSecurityInfrastructureCloud
Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaGolangRustPythonC/C++TerraformLinuxKubernetesEBPFRBACOPAGatekeeperFalcoTetragonGrafanaSplunkVictoria Metrics

Company Brief

MongoDB
Develops MongoDB, a leading general-purpose, document-based database platform that enables developers and enterprises to build scalable, high-performance applications with flexible data models and cloud-native capabilities.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2007
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