# Principal Technologist / Field CTO

- Link: https://100xfounder.com/job/mongodb-principal-technologist-field-cto-23e695/
- Published: 2024-11-27T01:15:19+05:30
- Author: Ishaan Vardhan

This role can be based remotely in India.

### 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

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,](https://www.mongodb.com/company)
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](https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/culture/employee-benefits-that-make-a-difference-at-mongodb),
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](https://www.mongodb.com/blog/channel/culture),
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: 4253000823