Lead, Engineering Backup

Job Description

MongoDB is seeking a Lead, Engineering Backup to join the Atlas Infinite Backup team. This hands-on leadership role involves managing a team of engineers working on distributed storage systems, ensuring durability, recoverability, and cost efficiency of backup storage.

Responsibilities

The Atlas Infinite Backup team builds systems for point-in-time recovery, retained snapshots, fast restores, disaster recovery, and backup storage. As a Lead, Engineering Backup, you will:

• Lead, grow, and manage a team of 6 engineers working in Rust and Java on distributed storage systems;
• Own the team's roadmap across durability, recoverability, cost efficiency, and compliance;
• Drive the Atlas Infinite backup roadmap to GA and beyond;
• Manage customer escalations involving backup, restore, or backup cost;
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams on features such as incremental billing and cold collections;
• Raise the bar on engineering practice, including design reviews and operational readiness.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience building, debugging, and operating distributed storage, database, or large-scale data infrastructure systems;
• 2+ years of experience managing engineers directly, including hiring, performance management, and coaching;
• Strong proficiency in at least one compiled, statically-typed language such as Rust, Java, C++, or Go;
• Deep understanding of durability, consistency, and recovery tradeoffs;
• Experience with snapshots, point-in-time recovery, log-structured storage, compaction, or cloud object storage is highly desirable.

Success Measures

In three months, you will have built strong relationships with your team and key partner teams, taken over team ceremonies, and co-led at least one active project. In six to twelve months, you will have led at least one cross-team initiative and delivered a multi-quarter project with clear impact on Atlas Infinite's GA readiness.

Benefits

MongoDB offers a supportive and enriching culture, including employee affinity groups, fertility assistance, and a generous parental leave policy.