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Lead Engineer, Identity and Access Management


Company : MongoDB


Location : Toronto, Ontario


Created : 2025-10-17


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Lead Engineer, Identity and Access Management Join to apply for the Lead Engineer, Identity and Access Management role at MongoDB Lead Engineer, Identity and Access Management 3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Lead Engineer, Identity and Access Management role at MongoDB Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. MongoDBs 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 and run applications anywhereon premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, its no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications. The MongoDB Atlas team is a diverse group of contributors working together to help our users manage MongoDB at global scale. We are responsible for MongoDB Atlas: our database as a service offering and fastest growing product which allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes. We're seeking a Lead Engineer to join the Atlas Identity and Access Management (IAM) team. IAM is a platform and a product team. We serve internal engineers by providing them a secure and durable suite of services, and we serve external customers by providing them user facing features and products. We are the owners of Atlas authentication (OAuth, SSO, Federated Identity) and authorization (RBAC, ABAC) systems, along with many others. The IAM teams mission is to enable customers to securely build their applications with Atlas through our best in class user experience. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Toronto, ON for our hybrid working model. Role Responsibilities Lead and grow a team of engineers by creating a positive culture, handling career growth and performance conversations, and aligning team execution to strategy and vision Take ownership, define strategy, and drive improvements for our features and platform Provide feedback on the feasibility, functionality, design, and timeline of new projects Take responsibility for the planning and execution of major features Design processes to ensure that the team can efficiently scale with the business Own the monitoring, operations, and maintenance of the systems your team develops Collaborate across time zones with US-based IAM teams Candidate Profile At least 2 years of experience managing a team of 3+ engineers and providing technical leadership At least 5 years of professional experience developing backend systems (Java, Go, C#, C++, etc.) Superb written and verbal communication, time management skills, and a growth mindset A passion for building technical and leadership skills in others through coaching, mentoring, and career development planning A strong commitment to building and fostering a diverse and supportive culture that values customer obsession, continuous improvement, and high standards Is curious, collaborative, empathetic, and intellectually honest Experience building identity and access management systems such as authentication (OAuth, SSO), authorization (RBAC, ABAC, ReBAC), and login and registration systems a plus Success Measures In 1 month you'll have onboarded to our codebase and system architecture In 3 months, you'll have planned and defined the work for a large project In 6 months, youll have successfully hired and onboarded at least two new team members To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, were 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 its 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 - 1263075117 MongoDBs base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDBs total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer match, mental health counseling, backup child and elder care, and health, dental, and vision benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to candidates based in Canada. MongoDBs base salary range for this role in Canada is: $162,000$225,000 CAD Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at MongoDB by 2x Get notified about new Lead Software Engineer jobs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada . 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