# Staff Engineer, Code Generation

**Company:** [MongoDB](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mongodb)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $137k – $270k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** MongoDB, Generative AI, LLMs, Relational Databases, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres, Microsoft Sql Server, Code Analysis, Refactoring, Automated Testing, Ai Model Integration, Orchestration, Microservices
**Posted:** 2026-04-15

> Leads development of AI-powered code transformation tools to modernize legacy apps into scalable MongoDB microservices. Requires 8+ years experience with relational DBs, GenAI/LLMs integration, and architectural leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Lead the Code Gen team in designing, building, and optimizing code transformation workflow and tools
- Work on critical components ensuring scalability, efficiency, and reliability of services, including orchestration layers, integration points, and high-performance data systems
- Leverage advanced AI capabilities for code generation, build, and test
- Partner with product managers, AI researchers, and engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions and guide through technical challenges
- Drive architectural vision and technical strategy for code gen tools using GenAI for reliable, scalable building blocks
- Define and champion engineering best practices, patterns, and standards; contribute core foundational code
- Collaborate with security and product teams for secure code generation and LLM-based tasks

## Requirements

- 8+ years in software development and operations with proven track record of high performance, correctness, and architectural excellence
- Experience with Relational Databases: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL
- Experience with tools and methodologies for code analysis, refactoring, and automated testing
- Experience designing and implementing complex software systems and collaborating with engineers
- Practical knowledge of integrating GenAI into large-scale systems, understanding appropriate use cases
- Experience leading design and development of complex workflows for AI model integration and output processing
- Excellent technical communication, time/project management skills

## Nice-to-Haves

- Profound experience leveraging AI, LLMs, and GenAI for code transformation, iterative build, and test automation
- Curiosity, positive attitude, drive to learn and build AI skillset

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