Principal Technologist / Field CTO

Role overview

Principal Technologist / Field CTO at MongoDB

<p>This role can be based remotely in India.</p>

Employment details

• Location: India

Application details

• <li>Familiarity with modern application development frameworks and hands-on proficiency with state of the art AI capabilities</li>

About the employer

• This pivotal role will work closely with our account teams to engage with C-suite executives and senior technical leaders at MongoDB’s most strategic customers.
• As a recognized technical thought leader, you will shape industry perspectives through regular activities including high-impact technical evangelism and thought leadership, executive roundtables, presentations delivered to customers, keynotes at MongoDB and industry events, and regularly briefing tier-1 press, media, and analysts as a credible and trusted company spokesperson. </p>
• <li>The chance to go deep on MongoDB, learning the most successful next generation database platform and seeing first-hand how the world's biggest companies use it for their most demanding applications</li>
• <p>MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market.
• Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.</p>
• <p>Our compass at MongoDB is our <a href="https://www.mongodb.com/company">Leadership Commitment,</a> guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win.
• <p>MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.</p>

Benefits

• <li>Competitive salary and benefits package</li>
• <p>To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. <a href="https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/culture/employee-benefits-that-make-a-difference-at-mongodb">From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy</a>, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys.<a href="https://www.mongodb.com/blog/channel/culture"> Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB</a>, and help us make an impact on the world!</p>

Additional role details

• <h3>Position Summary</h3>
• <p>We are seeking an exceptional Principal Technologist to join our team in India.
• You will bridge the gap between complex data architectures and AI to power business transformation, positioning MongoDB as the premier platform for modernizing legacy systems and building next-generation AI applications.
• <h3>Qualifications</h3>
• <ul>
• <li>10+ years of experience in customer and market-facing roles at the principal or Field CTO level</li>
• <li>Recognized technical leader with deep hands-on experience with enterprise-scale applications</li>
• <li>Influence & Scalability: Demonstrated success in scaling your technical influence and earned credibility.
• Experience speaking at major tech conferences, hosting technical webinars, or contributing deeply to the developer community (via technical blogs, open-source contributions, or whitepapers) is highly desired</li>
• <li>Deep portfolio and history of published content, presentations at events, interviews or quotes in the the press and media</li>
• <li>Executive Presence: Exceptional ability to command a room with credibility, deliver compelling keynote presentations, and influence technology strategies with a CxO audience</li>
• <li>Strong understanding of database architectures, distributed systems, and cloud computing concepts, with experience in distributed systems design, including scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency models</li>
• <li>Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience</li>
• </ul>
• <h3>What We Offer</h3>
• <li>Extensive travel (up to 50%) may be required, but can be offset by a strong existing digital footprint and community influence within the region</li>
• <li>Ability to exert broad industry influence and build your personal brand</li>
• <li>Opportunity to influence technical direction and strategic decisions and some of the world's largest companies</li>
• <li>Focused, high-performing team and close collaboration with your peers across the organization</li>
• <h3>About MongoDB</h3>
• We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software.
• MongoDB’s unified database platform, the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI.
• <p>With offices worldwide and over 60,000 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.</p>
• It’s what makes us MongoDB. </p>
• <p>MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process.
• To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.</p>
• <p>REQ ID: 4253000823</p>