AI Staff Developer Advocate

We are looking for an AI Developer Advocate to join our Developer Relations team. In this role, you will help promote MongoDB's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.

As more developers choose MongoDB as their data platform, your responsibilities will include directly engaging with the community, building strategic partnerships with AI companies, creating inspiring resources and content, and collaborating with a global team of skilled Developer Advocates. You will empower developers—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—to integrate advanced data and AI capabilities into their applications and solutions.

If you are passionate about helping builders explore the possibilities of AI and enjoy cultivating a vibrant developer ecosystem, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of development on MongoDB. Our Developer Relations teams are distributed across the globe, with most members working remotely.

This position will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area. To see what our team is doing, check out our content on YouTube , Dev , and Medium .

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in San Francisco for our hybrid working model. Candidate Profile We are excited to welcome an influential individual to our team who is already a well-established voice in AI.

From your experience over the past few years, we’ll see you in videos and at events sharing technical insights, leading discussions, and inspiring others to effectively use AI and ML capabilities. You’ve also created articles, tutorials, and hands-on workshops to teach builders best practices and equip them to leverage AI in their apps.

At the foundation of your passion and expertise is a love to equip others. Our ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in a builder role, such as a data scientist or developer, where they crafted AI solutions in production.

They will have 8+ total years of experience through any combination of builder role (such as data scientist or developer), educator role (such as developer advocate or developer educator), or customer-facing role (such as solution architect). Our ideal candidate will also have connections with AI companies and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

You will work with key AI partners to create content and partner on virtual and in-person events that showcase how MongoDB is part of the larger AI ecosystem. You are an effective teacher who can explain complex topics in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

Along with an appreciation for the key AI-related features of our platform, such as vector search and Voyage AI, you will also develop a strong understanding of MongoDB's core capabilities, data modeling, and emerging trends in our industry. Though the expertise you bring will be unique, our team is built to work together to share knowledge and help each other grow.

You will work with others at all levels, supporting peer reviews of code, demos, sessions, and other content. You should have a genuine passion for equipping other developers to be more productive and successful.

Position Expectations Below are examples of the types of work you will be doing. Your mix of activities will vary week to week based on priorities and event schedules.

Build on a solid foundation of ML/AI expertise, adding to your database experience to become a MongoDB expert Expand your knowledge of embedding models and rerankers to become an expert in Voyage AI Collaborate with our events and field teams to engage developers and founders in the Bay Area at meetups, events, hackathons, and startup houses Speak at strategic AI events and lead workshops at high-profile conferences such as AWS re:Invent Create and update tutorials, articles, videos, and workshops along with their associated workflows or workflows or code examples Provide feedback to our Product and Technology team, serving as the voice of the developer as new products are scoped and planned Regularly interface with Partner Managers to identify opportunities to work with key AI partners to create content and partner on virtual and in-person events that showcase how MongoDB is part of the larger AI ecosystem Partner with our community team to support engagement with third-party and first-party user groups (MUGs), Champions, and influencer programs across the region Lead one-hour sessions (both virtual and in-person) with customer teams to evaluate their AI use cases and provide recommendations on how they can better utilize MongoDB Requirements Expertise in building AI or ML solutions and comfortable building agentic solutions Advanced familiarity with several AI coding and workflow tools, and how platforms are recommended through content, preference, and integration Expertise with one or more complementary programming languages (Python or JavaScript preferred) Knowledgeable and connected in the Bay Area AI ecosystem Prolific author of content (tutorials, how-to guides, readmes) and associated code to help developers learn Established portfolio or active contributor to AI examples and Agent Skills in GitHub Engaging presenter at in-person events, videos, webinars, or live streams Up to 25% of time traveling to Bay Area engagements (like meetups, events, hackathons, and startup houses) Up to 10% of time traveling outside of the Bay Area for industry events 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 nearly 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, 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: 1273376493 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: $126,000 — $248,000 USD