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Site Reliability Engineering Manager, Storage Layer Services (SLS)

MongoDB· Storage Layer Services (SLS)
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Hybrid (Cork, Ireland)full-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Site Reliability Engineering Manager for the Storage Layer Services team, responsible for defining SLOs, capacity planning, reliability, durability, and operational safety of the cloud storage layer underpinning MongoDB Atlas. Leads a small, senior SRE team as founding members of the organization, driving a multi-year roadmap for cloud storage architecture.

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 multi-tenant distributed storage systems, balancing long-term goals with immediate needs
  • Contribute through hands-on technical work, such as leading architectural design reviews, reviewing PRs, and guiding the team through complex operational challenges
  • Act as the primary liaison for the Storage Layer Services SRE team, collaborating with other engineering leaders to ensure platform alignment and manage stakeholder expectations

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience working on software and operating distributed systems
  • 2+ years managing engineering teams
  • Customer-focused mindset, treating internal developers as primary users
  • Track record of optimizing team workflows and preferring automation over manual processes
  • Deep technical familiarity with Kubernetes ecosystems, containerization technologies, and modern IaC tooling (Terraform, Crossplane, or Operators)
  • Experience operating or supporting stateful storage or database systems at scale with durability, consistency, and recovery trade-offs
  • Ability to translate complex business and engineering requirements into actionable roadmaps
  • High empathy, responsibility, ownership, and accountability
  • Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills

Skills

Required:Distributed systemsTeam leadershipKubernetesContainerizationInfrastructure as Code

Benefits

  • Culture of growth and impact
  • Hybrid work model (location-specific)
  • Employee benefits referenced in culture material (see company site)
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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