Platform Engineer - Mongo DB

Smarsh empowers customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in digital communications, serving over 6500 organizations in regulated industries.
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Platform Engineer - Mongo DB

Smarsh, a leading provider of digital communications risk management solutions, is seeking a Platform Engineer specializing in MongoDB. This role is crucial for maintaining the operational reliability of Smarsh's core Enterprise Platform Datastore technologies. The position combines DevOps culture with Site Reliability Engineering principles, focusing on managing MongoDB clusters and other critical datastores.

The ideal candidate will join a company that serves over 6500 organizations in regulated industries, consistently recognized by analysts like Gartner and Forrester. You'll be responsible for ensuring the operational availability, security, scalability, and reliability of datastore platforms including MongoDB, Kafka, and Elasticsearch.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies while building and maintaining high-availability database systems. You'll collaborate with software engineering teams, automate workflows, and optimize database performance. The position requires both technical expertise and strong problem-solving skills, with opportunities to work on business-critical systems that demand 24/7 uptime.

Working at Smarsh means joining a culture that values continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration. The company offers comprehensive benefits, including competitive compensation, medical insurance, stock options, and flexible holiday packages. If you're passionate about database engineering and want to make an impact in a growing organization that prioritizes both technical excellence and employee well-being, this role presents an excellent opportunity for career growth.

Last updated 2 months ago

Responsibilities For Platform Engineer - Mongo DB

  • Support systems and infrastructure for Datastore clusters operations
  • Design, implement, and maintain high available and scalable MongoDB clusters
  • Monitor and troubleshoot database performance issues
  • Build and maintain platform infrastructure by automating workflows
  • Develop automation tools and scripts for database operations
  • Integrate MongoDB on cloud-native and on-prem environments
  • Analyze and optimize MongoDB resource utilization
  • Ensure Datastore platform security best practices
  • Work with software engineering teams on database architecture and optimization

Requirements For Platform Engineer - Mongo DB

MongoDB
Python
Kubernetes
Linux
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive work experience
  • Experience with MongoDB installations, configurations, upgrading, and scaling
  • Knowledge of MongoDB Replica Sets, sharding, and clustering
  • Experience with cloud Platforms like AWS and automation tools
  • Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting
  • Knowledge of git-ops, CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong Linux distribution experience
  • Solid network fundamentals knowledge
  • Experience with enterprise-level observability tools
  • Experience with containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes
  • MongoDB query optimization and performance tuning skills

Benefits For Platform Engineer - Mongo DB

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Equity
Parental Leave
  • Competitive salary with company bonus
  • Strong maternity and paternity scheme
  • Workplace pension scheme
  • Take what you need holiday package
  • Private medical insurance
  • Dental plan
  • Group life assurance
  • Group income protection
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Monthly wellness allowance
  • Adoption assistance
  • Stock options

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