Senior Software Engineer

MongoDB•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer will join MongoDB’s Cloud Services Team, specifically the Backup Team, which builds infrastructure for managing and restoring MongoDB backups. The team develops the Backup Agent in Go, server-side infrastructure in Java that manages hundreds of terabytes of data and processes billions of operations per day, and a JavaScript user interface for customers. Its work focuses on performance, scaling, reliability, cost, and ease of use. The role is intended for candidates based in New York City and follows a hybrid working model. The engineer will work with product and engineering colleagues, contribute across the application stack, and take responsibility for planning and executing major features. Success involves collaborating openly, learning the platform, representing Engineering in work with Product and Design, and persistently investigating and resolving complex problems.

Requirements

Experience writing large-scale, distributed backend systems in a compiled language such as Java, C#, or Go.
Ability and interest in investigating difficult problems in distributed systems environments.
Experience handling production crises.
Experience with Linux and ability to correlate application performance problems with underlying hardware limits.
Comfort working across the stack of a modern web application.
Willingness to expand knowledge and learn across the platform.
Curiosity, collaboration, and intellectual honesty.

Responsibilities

Work closely with product teams, considering the user’s perspective while helping the team achieve success.
Collaborate with team members on best practices and core concepts.
Hold yourself accountable for your actions and balance accomplishing goals with research and development.
Own MongoDB’s core values and adhere to them in your work.
Stay up to date with best practices in web engineering.
Plan and execute major features, representing Engineering when working with Product and Design.
Contribute to all parts of the stack and investigate complex issues.