Engineering Manager, Query Integration

MongoDB•Austin, NY

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Join the MongoDB Server Query team, and help us build a world-class distributed open source query engine. Our team plays a crucial role in the experience and performance of data processing. We are responsible for the MongoDB Query Language and the lifecycle of each query, from parsing to optimization to plan selection and execution. Also included are user-facing features that integrate into the query engine, such as full-text search, vector search, and workload observability. Our global team is growing fast, and we are looking for people leaders as part of this expansion. We support office-based as well as remote work, and align projects with convenient work hours for each time-zone. We have tons of interesting problems to solve with direct impact on users for transactional, time-series, and analytical workloads. As we grow, we need engineering managers to help us structure the organization, improve technical processes, provide career mentorship, guide the product roadmap, and manage projects. This role can be based out of our New York City office, Austin office, Palo Alto office, or San Francisco Office or remotely in the US.

Requirements

Experience building production-level code with a large user base, robust design structure, and rigorous code quality
Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
Proficient in C++ or a similar programming language
Experience managing small engineering teams
Passionate about running teams, mentorship, and coaching

Responsibilities

Manage a team of software engineers, responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical work
Makes coding contributions to the team’s projects as needed
Provides feedback on the architecture of the system and the design of new features
Ensures that the team is running smoothly by helping to eliminate technical barriers, coordinating with other teams regarding dependencies, and focusing on the overall happiness of the team
Contributes to planning for organizational growth, including allocation of engineering resources, future hiring plans, and assignment of projects
Sets team culture by example
Estimates the delivery timeline for projects, and communicates well with upper management regarding project execution