Lead, Engineering (Generative AI)

The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

The Generative AI team is part of the Internal Engineering team responsible for delivering custom software solutions that are used by the rest of the organization. As the leader of this team you will play a pivotal role in shaping the development and implementation of our generative AI initiatives. You will be responsible for delivering innovative solutions that provide business value to various departments within the company. 

This is a hybrid management position that will require recruiting for and developing junior engineers, leading a cross-functional team, as well as rolling up your sleeves and writing code. MongoDB Engineering Leads are expected to be both people managers and active developers.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City for our hybrid working model.

Position Expectations/Role Responsibilities/What you’ll do...

You will have an opportunity to play a leading role in defining and contributing to how MongoDB builds and leverages the latest in AI technologies such as Generative AI and Machine Learning models. (AI experience not required)Play a pivotal role in defining how MongoDB leverages some of the latest and most rapidly evolving technologies, frameworks, and tools.Lead a cross-functional team of individual contributors to deliver maximum value to the organization via solutions built with Generative AI technologiesDirectly manage a subset of the team, responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical workCollaborate with cross-functional partners to foster alignment and remove roadblocks for the team. Identify, design, implement, test, and support new features related to generative ai solutions. 

We’re looking for someone with…

• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration, and driving results.
• 5+ years experience developing full stack applications with fluency in React based front end development
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues, and propose effective solutions
• an innate agile mindset, able to break down large problems into manageable chunks such as to demonstrate and deliver iterative value
• A passion for Generative AI, eager to learn about the latest innovations, and apply them to real-world business problems
• Nice to have - Strong understanding of generative AI technologies, understanding prompt engineering, building domain-specific models leveraging (ideally) vector search, and/or experience with LLMs.

Success Measures:

• In three months you will have familiarized yourself with much of our Generative AI stack, forged productive relationships within the team, and developed an initial understanding of our strategic objectives and how to execute on them in this space
• In six months, you will have coalesced the cross-functional team into a single effective unit and delivered at least one product to the organization
• In a year you will have too many pleased customers to do everything they ask of you, and you will be asking to grow your team; You will have delivered several solutions that leverage AI and/or Machine learning in order to measurably increase the productivity of the organization 

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!

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