Lead, Engineering
MongoDBSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Posted February 13, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer with a strong background in data streaming products, the Java ecosystem and team leadership. The ideal candidate will lead a talented team building a complex product suite using a modern stack: Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Debezium, and React.
Requirements
- 6+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem
- 2+ years of experience leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of software engineers to achieve high-impact results
- Extensive product experience in the data streaming or data tooling space, especially with streaming data platforms such as Apache Kafka and Change Data Capture (CDC) tools like Debezium
- 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
Benefits
- Generous parental leave policy
- Employee affinity groups
- Fertility assistance