[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer - Query Integration @MongoDB

Role Description

The Query Integration team is focused on building user-facing features on top of the core query engine and helping to integrate query with other products in the MongoDB ecosystem. This includes:

• Enhancing our time-series product
• Extending language support for analytics
• Helping grow our Atlas Search and Vector Search products with database support
• Adding workload telemetry to provide greater insight into how our database is used

Most of our development is in C++, but prior experience in C++ is not required. Our testing infrastructure is written in JavaScript and Python.

This role can be based out of our US or Canadian offices or remotely in the North America region.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in computer programming
• Experience in databases and/or data management systems is a huge plus, but not a requirement
• Hands-on experience building industrial-strength software
• Solid computer science fundamentals, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
• Experience with large code bases, preferably in C++
• B.Sc. in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience
• Interest in the theory and practice of database query engines; hands-on experience or M.Sc./Ph.D in the domain is a plus

Requirements

• Understand and improve current functionality of the MongoDB query engine
• Contribute high quality C++ code and give and solicit feedback in code reviews
• Identify, design, implement, test, and support new features related to:
• Query performance and robustness
• Query language enhancements
• Diagnostics for query performance problems
• Integration with other products and tools
• Work constructively with peers to deliver excellent technical solutions

Success Measures

• In three months you’ll have contributed to the development of a project slated for the next major version, as well as fixed a few bugs in a minor version of our latest stable release series
• In six months, you’ll have taken on code review responsibilities and are independently delivering complex functionality and squashing bugs independently
• In twelve months, you’re contributing to the design of major new features and are helping to mentor new engineers on the team

Benefits

• 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
• Health, dental, and vision benefits offerings

Company Description

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, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win.
• We’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone.