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Senior Lead Engineer, Code Generation

Leads engineering team developing GenAI code generation tools to modernize legacy apps into MongoDB-powered microservices. Requires 10+ years experience in platforms, databases (SQL/NoSQL), 2+ years leadership, and enterprise analytics systems.

151k – 297k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship, fostering innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive architectural vision and technical roadmap for the Code Gen product suite.
  • Collaborate with Product Managers to define features and translate requirements into technical designs.
  • Lead design and implementation of mission-critical code transformation components.
  • Champion engineering best practices through reviews and set quality standards.
  • Act as hands-on leader, contributing to codebase and solving technical challenges.

Requirements

  • 10+ years software development and operations experience, focusing on platforms and distributable infrastructure.
  • 2+ years leading, coaching, and mentoring software engineers.
  • Extensive experience building enterprise-grade analytics systems for data streaming or tooling.
  • Extensive relational and document data modeling; hands-on with SQL (Postgres, MySQL) and document databases (e.g., MongoDB).
  • GenAI experience in large-scale systems (plus).
  • Curiosity, positive attitude, drive to learn.
  • Excellent communication, time, and project management skills.

Success Measures

  • 3 months: Ramp up on architecture, domain, processes; establish as technical leader; begin mentoring.
  • 6 months: Deliver major feature/release; contribute to roadmap; build high-performing team culture.
  • 12 months: Become domain expert; deliver large-scale features; contribute to team growth.

Skills

MongoDBGenerative AIPostgresMySQLSQLData ModelingMicroservicesAnalytics SystemsData StreamingKubernetes

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