Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Fleet Management

The TeamPlatform Engineering is the department within SRE that is responsible for a range of critical infrastructure and operational functions that support the broader engineering organization. Among these are our multi-cloud-provider Kubernetes infrastructure, networking, load balancing (including our public-facing edge and internal service mesh), and observability and alerting systems.The Fleet Management team provides the core runtime environment that empowers our developers to build and ship products to delight our customers. We manage the end-to-end lifecycle of our Kubernetes fleet, alongside the critical components that ensure cluster reliability and security (e.g., CoreDNS, cert-manager, and Gatekeeper). As our infrastructure scales to support new use cases and products, we are spearheading a migration from Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to an Operator-driven lifecycle management model.This role can be based out of our Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, Raleigh, or San Francisco offices, remotely in the United States region, or our European office in Dublin.ResponsibilitiesContribute to developing and maintaining a scalable and secure runtime environment on top of Kubernetes that supports product needs across MongoDBProvide internal support for our Kubernetes ecosystem, partnering with engineering teams to help them solve domain-specific problemsParticipate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to resolve critical issuesPrioritize blameless post-mortems and dedicate engineering time to systemic fixes, ensuring you aren’t paged for the same issue twiceYou may be a good fit if youHave 6+ years of experience in software development and operating distributed systemsAre proficient in Go, Python, or a similar language, with a strong commitment to code quality and testing practices (writing unit, integration, and E2E tests)Have deep experience using and extending containerization technologies, preferably KubernetesHave a solid understanding of Linux operating system internals and networking concepts (e.g., filesystems, TCP/IP, DNS, TLS)Possess a customer focused mindset, treating internal developers as your primary usersHave strong operational ownership, including a track record of debugging complex production issues and driving them to resolutionPrefer automation over manual processes ("allergic to ops work")We are a small team of software engineers with a strong bias toward building software solutions to eliminate toilStrong candidates may also have experience withDesigning and implementing secure, multi-tenant runtime environments from first principlesProficiency with Kubernetes ecosystem tools such as Helm, Kustomize, Gatekeeper, Kyverno, and CRDs/Operators, CRI, CSIExpertise in cloud infrastructure platforms, including AWS, GCP, or AzureProficiency in provisioning infrastructure using tools like Terraform, Crossplane, and AWS Controllers for Kubernetes (ACK)Advanced Linux systems internals and networking concepts specifically relevant to containers, such as namespaces and cgroupsAbout MongoDBMongoDB 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!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.Req ID: 426182MongoDB’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:$127,000—$249,000 USD