Senior Software Engineer, Data Migration

Senior Software Engineer, Data Migration
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We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer with experience in the Java ecosystem, streaming systems, and data-intensive applications to join our team. We are building a sophisticated data migration suite using a modern technology stack, which includes Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Debezium, and React. A successful candidate will be a key contributor to our backend services, collaborating closely with product management and other engineers to design and implement cutting‑edge products that solve complex customer challenges.

This role will be based out of North America.

Ideal Candidate

6+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem

Extensive experience with streaming data platforms such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium

Extensive experience with relational data modeling and hands‑on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc)

Exposure to client‑side technologies such as JavaScript and React is a plus

Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and their time and space complexity

Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Position Expectations

Contribute high‑quality, well‑tested backend code to the data migration engine and its surrounding services

Collaborate effectively with Product Management, other engineers, and designers to build and deliver on the product roadmap

Participate actively in code reviews to enforce best practices and patterns

Help troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in our distributed systems

Give and solicit feedback on technical design documents and pull requests

Perform tasks related to process such as CI/CD, quality, testing, etc

Success Measures
Within the first three months, you will have:

Familiarize yourself with the Mongo

DB database and aggregation language

Familiarize yourself with the backend tech stack including Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka

Set up software development infrastructure (tech stack, build tools, etc) to enable development using the relevant tech stacks

Started collaborating with your peers and contributed to code reviews

Within six months, you will have:

Familiarised yourself with the rest of our technology modernization tool stack

Delivered at least one large‑scale feature that spans the entire tech stack

Reviewed and contributed to scope and technical design documents

Within 12 months, you will have:

Become a key contributor to our backend stack, capable of taking on complex features independently

Helped recruit and interview new members of the team

Collaborated effectively with other teams at Mongo

DB on cross‑functional projects

About MongoDB
Mongo

DB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. Mongo

DB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, Mongo

DB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI‑native startups—relying on Mongo

DB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

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