The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

About the team

MongoDB Technical Services Engineers use their outstanding problem solving and customer service skills, along with their deep technical experience, to advise customers and to solve their complex MongoDB problems. Technical Service Engineers are specialists in the entire MongoDB ecosystem - database server, drivers, our management suite, as well as services such as Atlas, Cloud Manager, Compass to name a few. Our engineers combine their MongoDB expertise with passion, initiative, teamwork, and a great sense of humor to achieve exceptional results for our customers. We’re looking for individuals who want to dig into the details of how “big data” and “web-scale” systems are successfully assembled and operated every day by organizations of every size and flavor.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Toronto for our hybrid working model (expected to come into our office a minimum of 3 days/week) at:

Address: 333 Bay St. Suite 1400, Toronto, ON M5H 2R2, Canada

What you need

We consider all candidates with an eye for those who are self taught, insatiably curious, and multi-faceted.

It’s important for candidates to check off these boxes:

Systems engineering experience, including Linux performance, memory management, I/O tuning, configuration, security, networking, clusters, and troubleshooting

• Should have a good understanding of Networking concepts and protocols (DNS, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, etc.)
• Storage engineering experience, including NAS, SAN, SSD, multi-pathing, and caching
• Experience building and maintaining complex mission-critical production database systems
• Be able to read code, and basic coding/scripting ability in one or more languages: Java, Python, Ruby, C, C++, C#, Javascript, node.js, Go, etc.
• Broad awareness of customer workloads and use cases, including performance, availability, and scalability
• Experience analyzing issues holistically, from the application tier through the database, down to the storage
• Genuine desire to help people
• Ability to think on your feet, remain calm under pressure, and solve problems in real-time
• Desire and ability to rapidly learn a wide variety of new technical skills
• Collaboration: willingness and ability to get help from team members when required, and the good judgment to know when to seek help

Bonus Points

• Experience managing large scale databases (e.g. RDBMS, NoSQL)
• Experience with authentication systems such as LDAP, Kerberos, AD
• Experience using or managing MongoDB
• Experience using distributed version control systems, and in particular git
• Experience using any cloud services stack such as AWS, Azure or GCP
• Experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration systems using vendor-specific Enterprise operators.

Success Measures

• In 3 months, you’ll have gained a deep understanding of MongoDB and its ecosystem. You will complete New Hire Training
• In 6 months, you will be comfortable working frontline with our customers. You will also complete the MongoDB Certified DBA Associate exam
• In 12 months, you will be a technical specialist within MongoDB and will be helping your peer engineers in advance diagnostics. Also, you will be encouraged to handle technical escalations independently

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 is an equal opportunities employer.