MongoDB

MongoDB

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Software Engineer 3, Documentation Platform

Posted Aug 5, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$106K – $209K/yr
Location
San Diego, California, United States New York City, California, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
Has 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production software systems

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Role Summary

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The Software Engineer 3 will join MongoDB’s Documentation Platform Engineering Team, contributing to internal infrastructure, integrations, and applications that support the documentation and learning experience. The team works on a platform that supports documentation users and contributors and is increasingly used by AI tools to understand, surface, and recommend MongoDB.

What You'll Do

  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the MongoDB Documentation Platform
  • Explore ways to improve documentation accessibility, discoverability, and user engagement
  • Develop features that enhance the user experience for documentation consumers and contributors
  • Contribute to and occasionally lead small-to-medium scoped features and platform improvements
  • Analyze user behavior and platform performance to identify gaps and improve effectiveness
  • Identify and implement improvements that make the platform more reliable, maintainable, and easier for engineers and contributors to work in

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Qualifications

Has 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production software systems

Required

  • Hands-on experience and understanding of Git, TypeScript, React, Next.js, CI/CD, MDX and other markup languages
  • Experience with MongoDB or a strong track record of working with other databases
  • Has worked on complex, in-production web applications
  • Deep understanding of TypeScript or JavaScript, preferably TypeScript
  • Can write, discuss, and review code in a collaborative way
  • Understands how to make resilient, scalable, and maintainable software

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

MongoDB is seeking a Software Engineer 3 to join the Documentation Platform Engineering Team. The Documentation Platform delivers 60M page views a year and is critical to our users’ understanding of MongoDB products.It is also increasingly the context engine that helps AI tools understand, surface, and recommend MongoDB correctly. You will contribute to the evolution of our documentation platform by building and improving internal infrastructure, integrations, and applications that support our documentation and learning experience.

This role can be based out of one of our offices in Canada or the USA, or remotely in Canada or the USA.

Our ideal candidate

  • Hands-on experience and understanding of Git, TypeScript, React, Next.js, CI/CD, MDX and other markup languages
  • Experience with MongoDB (or a strong track record of working with other databases)
  • Has worked on complex, in-production web applications
  • Deep understanding of TypeScript or JavaScript, preferably TypeScript
  • Can write, discuss, and review code in a collaborative way
  • Understands how to make resilient, scalable, and maintainable software
  • Has 2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production software systems

At MongoDB, you will

  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the MongoDB Documentation Platform
  • Explore ways to improve documentation accessibility, discoverability, and user engagement
  • Develop features that enhance the user experience for documentation consumers and contributors
  • Contribute to and occasionally lead small-to-medium scoped features and platform improvements, collaborating with partner teams as needed
  • Analyze user behavior and platform performance to identify gaps and improve effectiveness
  • Identify and implement improvements that make the platform more reliable, maintainable, and easier for engineers and contributors to work in
  • Work with some of the best and brightest engineers in the industry who thrive on collaboration, technical excellence, and mutual respect

You’ll be successful if you

  • Understand our core values and apply them to your work
  • Show curiosity, collaborative thinking, and intellectual honesty
  • Are excited by full-stack and AI technologies
  • Are adaptable and keen to experiment
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

About MongoDB

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!

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: 2273491036

MongoDB’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:
$106,000$209,000 USD
MongoDB

About the company

MongoDB

Large Enterprise

MongoDB is a leading provider of modern, general-purpose databases designed for scalability, performance, and flexibility. Founded in 2007, the company offers an innovative, open-source database platform that allows developers to store and manage data in JSON-like formats, enabling easier and faster application development. With a strong focus on data accessibility and cloud integration, MongoDB serves a diverse range of industries, empowering businesses to harness the power of data and build intelligent applications. As a significant player in the tech landscape, MongoDB supports developers and organizations with robust resources and a vibrant community.