Manager, Site Reliability Engineering - Storage Layer Service

MongoDB
Cork, IE
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level engineering managers with deep Kubernetes expertise who thrive in hybrid work arrangements in Cork.

Best fit for

  • Engineering managers who balance technical leadership with team-building in distributed systems.
    — “Build and lead a team of 6-8 engineers, fostering a positive culture
  • Candidates with hands-on experience in multi-tenant storage architectures and durability trade-offs.
    — “Have operated or supported stateful storage or database systems at scale
  • Leaders who prioritize automation and efficiency in infrastructure management.
    — “Prefer automation over manual processes, fostering a culture of building software solutions

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work model requires Cork-based presence despite remote-friendly culture.
    — “We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Cork
  • Role involves shaping a multi-year roadmap with immediate engineering needs.
    — “balancing long-term strategic infrastructure goals with immediate engineering needs

How to stand out

  • Showcase experience in large-scale data migrations with tight durability requirements.
    — “executing large-scale data and workload migrations with tight availability and durability requirements
  • Highlight multi-cloud infrastructure scaling across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
    — “Managing and scaling infrastructure across multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Demonstrate architectural leadership in transitioning legacy storage systems.
    — “Leading major architectural shifts, such as moving from legacy storage stacks
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • define and drive technical vision
  • lead a team of SREs
  • ensure reliability and durability of storage layer
  • optimize team workflows
Typical background
10+ years in software and distributed systems2+ years managing engineering teams

Skills & requirements

Required

Site Reliability EngineeringDistributed SystemsOperational SafetyTeam LeadershipTechnical VisionAutomationCloud Infrastructure

Preferred

Leading Major Architectural ShiftsManaging Multi-cloud EnvironmentsDesigning Secure Multi-tenant Environments

Stack & domain

Site Reliability EngineeringDistributed SystemsKubernetes EcosystemsContainerization TechnologiesModern Iac ToolingStateful Storage Or Database SystemsMulti-tenant Runtime EnvironmentsMulti-cloud EnvironmentsCustomer-focused MindsetEfficiency In Processes And OperationsAutomation Over Manual ProcessesTranslating Complex Business And Engineering RequirementsEmpathyResponsibilityOwnershipAccountabilityVerbal And Written Technical Communication SkillsFinanceHealthcare

About the role

Original posting from MongoDB

MongoDB’s Storage Layer Services (SLS) team is re-architecting the MongoDB cloud storage layer and sits at the heart of our next-generation cloud storage architecture. This relatively new team is building performant, multi-tenant distributed storage services that both enhance today’s Atlas storage stack and enable more customer workloads to run more efficiently.

As the Site Reliability Engineering Manager for SLS, you will partner with the teams building these storage services to define SLOs, shape capacity plans, and ensure the reliability, durability, and operational safety of the storage layer that underpins Atlas. You’ll help grow and lead a small, senior team of SREs as founding members of this organization, playing a crucial role in executing on a multi-year roadmap for MongoDB’s cloud storage architecture.

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

Responsibilities

Build and lead a team of 6-8 engineers, fostering a positive culture, handling career growth and performance conversations, and proactively removing blockers

Define and drive a clear technical vision and comprehensive roadmap for our multi-tenant distributed storage systems, balancing long-term strategic infrastructure goals with immediate engineering needs

Contribute through hands-on technical work, such as leading architectural design reviews, reviewing PRs, and stepping in to guide the team through complex operational challenges

Act as the primary liaison for the Storage Layer Services SRE team, collaborating closely with other engineering leaders to ensure platform alignment and manage stakeholder expectations

You may be a good fit if you

Have 10+ years of experience working on software and operating distributed systems, with 2+ years managing engineering teams

Possess a customer-focused mindset, treating internal developers as your primary users

Value efficiency in processes and operations, and have a track record of optimizing team workflows

Prefer automation over manual processes, fostering a culture of building software solutions to eliminate toil

Have deep technical familiarity with Kubernetes ecosystems, containerization technologies, and modern IaC tooling (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane, or Operators) so you can effectively guide the team's technical decisions

Have operated or supported stateful storage or database systems at scale and are comfortable with durability, consistency and recovery trade-offs

Excel at translating complex business and engineering requirements into actionable, phased technical roadmaps

Have a high level of empathy, responsibility, ownership, and accountability

Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills

Strong candidates may also have experience with

Leading major architectural shifts, such as moving from legacy storage stacks to new multi-tenant storage architectures, including planning and executing large-scale data and workload migrations with tight availability and durability requirements

Managing and scaling infrastructure across multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Designing secure, multi-tenant runtime environments at scale

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. 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. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

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.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

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!

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.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID: 1273396229

Source: MongoDB careers

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