The opportunity
MongoDB's Global Security Organization (GSO) is looking for a Principal Security Engineer. The GSO secures MongoDB's products, infrastructure, and the trust our customers place in us — spanning product security, corporate security, and risk, and working across engineering,…
What you'll do
Maintain real technical depth in security and in MongoDB's product: architecture — compute, network, and storage — deep enough to evaluate actual risk rather than apply generic best practice
Form independent, well-reasoned opinions on security and architecture: decisions, and voice them even when they cut against consensus or a leader's default plan
Push teams to move faster when process or over-engineering is introducing: complexity without reducing risk — and push teams to slow down when GTM pressure is outrunning a clear-eyed view of the risk
Debate hard, then align, then commit: help the org land on the right call, then execute on it
Seed and grow a working community of senior ICs embedded in security: operations, product security, and enterprise security — connecting people, sharing knowledge, and creating the venues (formal or informal) for that to happen
Lead time-boxed, high-stakes, cross-functional engagements such as M&A: security due diligence and partner risk assessments, often with incomplete information and a short runway
What they're looking for
- + years of experience in security engineering, software engineering, or a: related discipline, including senior individual-contributor or technical-lead experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related: field, or equivalent practical experience
- Deep, credible technical expertise in security, plus working depth across: compute, network, and storage architecture
- A track record of forming and defending independent technical positions,: along with the judgment to know when to stop debating and commit
- Experience influencing without formal authority, including with management: and cross-functional partners, in both directions — accelerating and slowing down decisions
- Comfort owning ambiguous, deadline-driven work such as M&A diligence or: partner risk reviews, and being accountable for the result even without the full picture upfront
- A genuine interest in mentoring and connecting other senior engineers,: without needing a management title to do it
