Manager, Application Modernisation

MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build anywhere—on the edge, on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 developers joining MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

MongoDB Professional Services (PS) works with customers of all shapes and sizes, in all verticals, from tier-1 banks to small web startups, on a variety of exciting use cases. This role solves technically sophisticated problems, gains incredible cross-stack experience, works with top-notch people in the business, networks with industry leaders, and sees new places – all in a day’s work!

MongoDB PS exists to support the development of our customers’ vision, accelerate customers’ time to value, and drive a multitude of customer adoption scenarios – from building new solutions to modernizing legacy applications or migrating to cloud. Our consulting solutions ensure that organizations get the best out of MongoDB.

Lead a team of software developers delivering solutions focussed on migrating legacy relational database-based Java applications to a modern cloud-based architecture running on MongoDB, leveraging the latest genAI tools and approaches to accelerate this process.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.

Position Expectations

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software developers to achieve their full potential
• Have a deep understanding of the existing skill set / skill level of each individual developer in the team. Capable of setting up individual, sustainable development plans based on the skills assessment
• Proactively maintain a robust recruiting pipeline, attracting the highest quality talent in the industry to support excellence and rapid growth
• Promote and demonstrate a culture of trust, collaboration, innovation, and excellence
• Ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of application development support for various projects
• Implement and maintain best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, and testing
• Manage and allocate resources effectively to meet the needs of multiple project teams
• Conduct performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback to team members
• Stay at the forefront of the industry by staying abreast of the latest genAI advancements and leveraging cutting-edge developments to fulfill migration projects

Requirements

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in a managerial or leadership role
• Strong proficiency in Java
• Some experience and knowledge of Python or JavaScrip/Node.js
• Strong experience in building applications that interact with relational databases using SQL
• Some experience with Enterprise Java (J2EE / JavaEE / Spring) application architectures
• History of building teams that deliver high-cadence modern applications with applied Agile methodologies, test-first development approaches, adopting CI/CD pipelines and using Git version control
• Comfortable with limited travel

Nice To Have Skills

• Experience developing MongoDB-based enterprise applications
• Experience using generative AI tooling to accelerate and optimize application development
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure)

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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 **MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.**