Senior Python Engineer

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MongoDB · 1 month ago

Senior Python Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$126K/yr - $248K/yr

MongoDB is a leading database company that empowers customers to innovate rapidly. They are seeking a Senior Python Engineer to design, write, and support open source libraries for the Python ecosystem, enhancing developer adoption and satisfaction with MongoDB tools.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingBig DataSoftwareSaaSDatabaseDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceSemantic Search

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Developing and supporting the MongoDB Python drivers and subsidiary libraries (PyMongo, Django MongoDB Backend, PyMongoArrow, LangChain MongoDB) and related software, collaborating with peers in our distributed world-wide engineering team

Writing and maintaining open source specifications defining common behavior and APIs shared across all of our drivers

Investigating bugs and support requests from commercial customers, open source users, and internal users for the libraries our team maintains

Working with our Product and Server teams on designs and specifications for new user-facing MongoDB features

Qualification

PythonPython tools and frameworksScientific PythonWeb development frameworksAI/ML frameworks in PythonLarge language modelsOpen source software developmentMongoDBPyMongoDjango MongoDB BackendPyMongoArrowLangChain MongoDB

Required

Have substantial experience writing high-quality software in Python

Have extensive knowledge in Python tools and frameworks, scientific python and web development frameworks

Have practical experience with AI/ML frameworks and technologies in Python, including large language models and agentic tools are a plus

Have an interest in learning and staying up-to-date with Python ecosystem trends and best practices and incorporating them into your work

Can make pragmatic design decisions, balancing tradeoffs such as usability, maintainability and delivery time

Want to, or already do, participate in open source software development and communities, both online via e.g. GitHub and optionally through conferences and speaking engagements

Communicate well, internally and externally, both verbally and in writing

Enjoy collaborating with teammates, and mentoring junior engineers and interns

Are self-motivated, organized, and have strong time management skills

Benefits

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

Health benefits offerings

Company

MongoDB

Glassdoor

3.9

Modern database platform for building data-driven applications.

Founded in 2007

New York, New York, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.mongodb.com

H1B Sponsorship

MongoDB has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

69%

Represents job field similar to this job

Engineering and Development

Product Management

Sales

Management and Executive

Customer Service and Support

Marketing

Creatives and Design

Legal and Compliance

Human Resources

Accounting and Finance

Trends of Total Sponsorships

*2026 (39)

2025 (152)

2024 (149)

2023 (133)

2022 (79)

2021 (51)

2020 (30)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$311M

Key Investors

SalesforceEquityZenT. Rowe Price

2024-11-14Post Ipo Equity

2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt

2018-03-06Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

Chirantan Desai

President & CEO, MongoDB

Jim Scharf

Chief Technology Officer

Recent News

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2026-09-03

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