Senior Product Security Engineer, Server at MongoDB - Seattle, Washington

Role Overview

Join MongoDB as a Senior Product Security Engineer, Server in Seattle, Washington, and become a key player in securing the world's leading modern developer data platform. MongoDB powers innovation for developers building AI applications, real-time analytics, and scalable NoSQL solutions. Our Product Security team protects the MongoDB Database Server (Community and Enterprise editions), ensuring customer data remains safe while delivering cutting-edge security features.

As a security engineering leader, you'll solve complex problems in C++ low-level codebases, implement memory safety strategies, and drive developer-friendly security practices. This role offers freedom to innovate, collaborate across teams, and directly impact MongoDB's resonance with millions of developers worldwide. With 7+ years of security experience, you'll lead threat modeling, fuzzing initiatives, and container security for our globally distributed database platform.

MongoDB's unified platform is the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, redefining databases for the AI era. Secure it with us.

Key Responsibilities at MongoDB

• Own security programs: Define strategy and drive improvements in fuzzing, threat modeling, secrets management, and container security for MongoDB Server.
• Lead complex projects: Advocate for and execute security initiatives from concept to production deployment.
• Drive architecture: Implement patterns and processes making security the path of least resistance across Server Engineering.
• Partner with engineers: Design and implement security controls in software and systems alongside development teams.
• Research attacks: POC new vulnerabilities, conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, code reviews, and penetration testing.
• Serve as SME: Act as go-to expert for software security, database internals, and architecture decisions.
• Educate organization: Run CTFs, lunch-and-learns, and provide one-on-one mentorship to build security culture.
• Build developer security: Create tight integration between security and engineering artifacts, processes, and tooling.
• Reduce attack surface: Use software architecture and coding patterns to minimize security issue impact in NoSQL database server.

Qualifications & Requirements

To succeed as Senior Product Security Engineer at MongoDB, bring these core qualifications:

• 7+ years in application security, software security, or product security roles.
• Proven C++ expertise with security assessments on low-level codebases and memory flaw remediation (buffer overflows, leaks).
• Hands-on programming ability to contribute code directly to MongoDB environments.
• Track record leading threat models, security design reviews, and pragmatic recommendations with engineering teams.
• Excellent communication: Explain complex security issues simply to build trust across audiences.
• Demonstrated ownership delivering security initiatives autonomously or collaboratively.

Nice to Haves: Database security expertise, knowledge of database engines/internals, applied cryptography, CVE publication experience.

Don't meet every requirement? Apply anyway - MongoDB values diverse candidates and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.

Salary & Benefits

Salary Range: $180,000 - $260,000 USD base (Seattle market), plus competitive equity, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits. Total compensation reflects experience and location.

• Competitive Equity Packages with significant upside potential.
• Wellness Programs including mental health support and fitness reimbursements.
• MongoDB University - free access to world-class training and certifications.
• Global Family Leave - generous parental leave for all caregivers.
• Flexible PTO, 401(k) matching, full medical/dental/vision coverage.
• Professional development budget and employee stock purchase plan.

Why Join MongoDB?

MongoDB is built for change, empowering developers to innovate at market speed. As the definitive database for the AI era, we enable creators to transform industries with software. Join a high-performing, inclusive team in Seattle securing products used by Fortune 500 companies and startups alike.

Success means delivering projects end-to-end, becoming the security go-to expert, and scaling MongoDB's security posture. Work on Community and Enterprise editions, collaborate multidisciplinary across product, cloud, and infrastructure. Enjoy Seattle's tech ecosystem while impacting global developers.

Our developer-driven security program integrates seamlessly with engineering, using architecture to proactively prevent issues. Contribute to the most adopted NoSQL database platform worldwide.

How to Apply

Ready to secure the future of data with MongoDB? Apply now for Senior Product Security Engineer, Server in Seattle. Submit your resume highlighting C++ security experience, threat modeling successes, and passion for database security. We review applications continuously - don't wait!

MongoDB is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. Studies show strong candidates self-select out; we encourage all qualified applicants.