Senior Ai Application Architect

Summary

Join MongoDB as an Application Architect and help enterprise clients modernize their applications using MongoDB. You will advise on architectural decisions, lead implementation of modern architectures, and design innovative solutions. This role requires extensive experience in application development and architecture, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of cloud technologies. The position offers the opportunity to work remotely within North America or from our Chicago office. MongoDB is committed to employee well-being and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive hands-on experience in application ideation and development (preferably within tech-driven consulting firms), including 3+ years as an Application Architect or Technical Lead building and delivering large-scale, enterprise-grade application modernizations
• Proven ability to connect technology to business impact—you’re not just a technical expert; you drive measurable business outcomes
• Strong knowledge of software architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven architectures, CQRS, and enterprise integration patterns. Ability to evaluate trade-offs in architecture decisions and justify choices to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong delivery background: you’ve designed and built scalable, highly available distributed systems using microservices and Domain-Driven Design principles
• Hands-on experience with modern cloud architectures on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. Comfortable designing applications for containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless platforms. Knowledge of hybrid cloud and on-prem infrastructure considerations (networking, security, VPN, etc.) at enterprise scale
• Deep expertise in full-stack cloud-native application development, agile methodologies, test-first development, and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on coding experience in at least two modern languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript/Node.js) or enterprise programming languages (e.g., Java, C#)
• Superior communication and leadership skills: you can engage C-level executives, technical teams, and business stakeholders with clarity, influence, and confidence
• Remote-first mindset with a willingness to travel (up to 20%) for high-impact, in-person customer engagements

Responsibilities

• Advise enterprise clients on application modernization strategies, architectural decisions, and technical roadmaps that align with their business goals
• Guide customers in making informed choices about MongoDB adoption, cloud migration, and legacy system evolution
• Lead the design and implementation of modern enterprise application architectures, including microservices, serverless functions, event-driven systems, as well as hybrid cloud and on-premises deployments
• Ensure architectures are scalable, secure, and aligned with industry best practices for high availability and resilience
• Design and deliver innovative solutions like operational data layers, data meshes and microservices that generate tangible business value, using MongoDB to drive incremental and transformative technological innovation
• Define scope, estimate effort, and deliver meaningful product increments that align with business priorities, ensuring execution against clear, strategic objectives
• Establish technical authority: guide solution delivery with remote development teams, project managers, and executive stakeholders while ensuring alignment on key architectural decisions and dependencies and providing technical leadership to client and internal development teams
• Take an advisory, prescriptive approach: inspire confidence, challenge assumptions, and provide clear strategic direction to customers
• Own and drive backlog grooming, sprint planning, and showcases in partnership with the Project Manager, providing bold ideas, strategic guidance, and hands-on leadership
• Push the envelope—continuously innovate development processes, technologies, and project methodologies, leveraging emerging GenAI capabilities to stay ahead of the curve
• Build a reusable playbook—develop and maintain a repository of best-in-class solution components that drive efficiency and accelerate delivery
• Operate with agility: work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where ownership, accountability, and a can-do mindset are key to success

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in AI-driven business solutions: if you’ve built, implemented, or led development of AI-powered applications, you’re ahead of the game
• Deep MongoDB expertise: you’ve built or optimized mission-critical applications with MongoDB at scale
• Multilingual proficiency: Spanish, Italian, German, or Mandarin are a plus

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• 401(k) plan
• Mental health counseling
• Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
• Health benefits offerings
• Equity
• Participation in the employee stock purchase program