Software Engineer, Networking & Observability

MongoDB • New York City, NY

18h • Remote

About The Position

Join the MongoDB Networking & Observability team and help build the core of a distributed database ! Our team focuses on creating and enhancing components which facilitate communication between distributed processes and make these processes, and their communication, easily observable. Networking Observability’s responsibilities include improving MongoDB networking, improving the efficiency of resource utilization, and building low-overhead observability features. Our team includes engineers located in New York City and fully remote engineers. We operate close to the bottom of the stack, and have a lot of influence over the availability, performance, and robustness of our open source database as well as the development efficiency of the engineering team overall. Recently we’ve worked on POCs and performance tests for new architectural directions in our networking stack, and are integrating OpenTelemetry to accelerate investigation of issues and integrate with a wider ecosystem of observability tooling. Are you excited to help the MongoDB engineering team build a better database? We are! Join us today, and we can build a faster, more reliable, exceptionally observable, database system together. Note: This role can be based out of our NYC office or remotely from anywhere in North America.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building distributed systems
• Passionate about delivering and deploying a product with cross-team stakeholders
• Solid computer science fundamentals, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
• Hands-on experience with building production-level code. Experience in C++ is required
• Interest in furthering their knowledge of networking, observability and how computer architecture and internals impact the availability
• Solid verbal and written communication skills and highly motivated to collaborate with colleagues

Responsibilities

• Understand and improve the current functionality of the MongoDB networking and observability codebase
• Lead medium sized projects related to our networking code or observability frameworks from technical design to delivery
• Collaborate with colleagues at all stages of project lifecycle (ideation, requirements gathering, design, execution, and delivery)
• Own our leadership principles , and exemplify them in your work
• Continue to learn and be curious in growing your career

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed