About this role
This role can be based out of remotely in the India region.
Position Summary
We are seeking an exceptional Principal Technologist to join our team in India. This pivotal role will work closely with our account teams to engage with C-suite executives and senior technical leaders at MongoDB’s most strategic customers. You will bridge the gap between complex data architectures and AI to power business transformation, positioning MongoDB as the premier platform for modernizing legacy systems and building next-generation AI applications. As a recognized technical thought leader, you will shape industry perspectives through regular activities including high-impact technical evangelism and thought leadership, executive roundtables, presentations delivered to customers, keynotes at MongoDB and industry events, and regularly briefing tier-1 press, media, and analysts as a credible and trusted company spokesperson.
Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in customer and market-facing roles at the principal or Field CTO level
• Recognized technical leader with deep hands-on experience with enterprise-scale applications
• Influence & Scalability: Demonstrated success in scaling your technical influence and earned credibility. Experience speaking at major tech conferences, hosting technical webinars, or contributing deeply to the developer community (via technical blogs, open-source contributions, or whitepapers) is highly desired
• Deep portfolio and history of published content, presentations at events, interviews or quotes in the the press and media
• Executive Presence: Exceptional ability to command a room with credibility, deliver compelling keynote presentations, and influence technology strategies with a CxO audience
• Strong understanding of database architectures, distributed systems, and cloud computing concepts, with experience in distributed systems design, including scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency models
• Familiarity with modern application development frameworks and hands-on proficiency with state of the art AI capabilities
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
What We Offer
• Extensive travel (up to 50%) may be required, but can be offset by a strong existing digital footprint and community influence within the region.
• Ability to exert broad industry influence and build your personal brand
• The chance to go deep on MongoDB, learning the most successful next generation database platform and seeing first-hand how the world's biggest companies use it for their most demanding applications
• Opportunity to influence technical direction and strategic decisions and some of the world's largest companies
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Focused, high-performing team and close collaboration with your peers across the organization
About MongoDB
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