Director, Web Platform & Technology at MongoDB in Palo Alto, CA

MongoDB is seeking a Director, Web Platform & Technology to define the technology strategy, architecture, and delivery model for mongodb.com, our primary digital experience.

This leader will drive the evolution of the platform as we migrate to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), modernize our software development lifecycle, improve performance and scalability, and establish the technical foundation for personalization, experimentation, AI-enabled workflows, and product-led growth.

Leading a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Web Engineers, and specialized contractors (Business Analysis, QA, Scrum Master), this role will champion AI adoption across the web development lifecycle while delivering a best-in-class developer experience and partnering closely with design, marketing, and product teams to maximize business impact.

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

Main Responsibilities

• Platform Strategy & Ownership: Define the long-term vision, architecture, roadmap, and operating model for MongoDB's web platform, aligning technology investments with marketing, growth, and business objectives
• AEM & Digital Experience: Lead the migration to and evolution of Adobe Experience Manager while integrating Adobe Experience Cloud capabilities to support personalization, content operations, search visibility, and scalable content delivery
• Engineering Excellence: Establish modern engineering practices spanning Agile delivery, CI/CD, release management, quality assurance, automation, documentation, accessibility, security, and technical governance to accelerate delivery and reduce technical debt
• Team Leadership: Lead globally distributed engineering teams and contractor partners, building high-performing delivery models and fostering technical excellence and accountability
• AI & Innovation: Identify, pilot, and operationalize AI capabilities—including generative AI, conversational experiences, workflow automation, and localization—to improve both customer experiences and engineering productivity
• Experience Optimization: Partner with marketing, design, and product teams to deliver high-converting digital experiences that guide visitors toward meaningful actions such as Atlas adoption, sales engagement, and other conversion goals
• Platform Reliability & Performance: Own site performance, availability, observability, Core Web Vitals, CDN strategy, technical SEO, AI/search discoverability, and scalable architecture to ensure a world-class user experience

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading large-scale web platform engineering, software development lifecycles, or enterprise website modernization initiatives
• Deep expertise with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Sites, including component architecture, content modeling, and enterprise-scale implementations
• Experience with the broader Adobe ecosystem (such as Adobe Target, RT-CDP, or AEM Assets) is strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success applying AI technologies, LLMs, or generative workflows to enterprise web platforms or engineering processes
• Proven people leader with experience managing distributed engineering organizations and blended internal/contractor teams
• Strong execution skills across roadmap planning, Agile delivery, release management, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
• Ability to translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions that drive measurable customer and revenue outcomes
• Deep understanding of modern web architecture, including headless/composable CMS patterns, APIs, web performance, accessibility, technical SEO, and emerging AI search optimization practices

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 data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform 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 data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 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, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Req. ID: 2273472961

MongoDB’s 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 MongoDB’s 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, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates. MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:

$151,000—$297,000 USD