Full-Time

Senior Staff Engineer

Cluster Scalability

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

MongoDB

MongoDB

5,001-10,000 employees

Database platform for developers and businesses

Data & Analytics
Enterprise Software

Senior, Expert

New York, NY, USA + 1 more

More locations: Remote in Canada

Role can be based out of New York City office or remotely in North America.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Rust
Python
JavaScript
C/C++
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Minimum 12 years of experience in programming, debugging, and performance tuning distributed and/or highly concurrent C/C++/Rust software systems. Experience in C++ is preferable, but not required
  • Strong systems fundamentals, including multi-threaded programming and performance profiling
  • Familiarity implementing distributed systems such as consensus protocols, logical clocks, distributed transactions, and fault tolerance
  • Experience implementing database internals or building core components for data processing systems
  • Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills and a strong desire to collaborate with colleagues and mentor engineers
  • Excellent time and project management skills including the ability to make realistic assessments of project cost and complexity
Responsibilities
  • Architect and develop novel protocols for moving data between different shards in a sharded database cluster, ensuring correctness, performance, resiliency, and low-cluster impact
  • Design and implement protocols for placing data intelligently throughout a cluster and the plans for how to achieve that placement
  • Handle distributed systems related customer escalations from Technical Support team and coach teammates to do the same
  • Write production-ready database code in C++, improve the existing code, and mentor their team to write higher quality code
  • Own all code the Cluster Scalability Team maintains, ensuring it achieves a high standard for quality (including security, durability, availability, and performance) and maintainability
  • Write and improve unit and integration tests in C++, Javascript, and Python to demonstrate correctness
  • Diagnose test failures, identify bugs in existing code, fix them, and prevent bugs from being introduced in new code
  • Investigate the performance impact of code changes that may cause software performance regressions
  • Interview candidates for advanced software engineering positions
  • Develop and maintain expertise on cutting edge database and distributed systems research from industry and academia
  • Lead development and project management of some of the largest projects across the company
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams across the company to jointly work on large initiatives
  • Advise Product Management on technical product direction, engineering complexity and inter-project dependencies
  • Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership to define product roadmaps

MongoDB offers a modern database platform that enables developers and businesses to build applications quickly and efficiently. Its primary product is the MongoDB database, which features a flexible document data model, along with Atlas, a fully-managed cloud database service. Unlike its competitors, MongoDB focuses on flexibility and scalability, catering to both startups and large enterprises with a subscription and usage-based pricing model. The company's goal is to empower clients to bring their ideas to market faster while ensuring high availability and security in their applications.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$302.6M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2007

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

44%

2 year growth

40%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • MongoDB's strong revenue growth, with a 22% year-over-year increase and over 49,200 customers, indicates robust market demand and financial health.
  • The partnership with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank showcases MongoDB's ability to modernize legacy systems efficiently, reducing costs and accelerating innovation.
  • MongoDB's diverse client base across industries like technology, finance, and healthcare provides stability and multiple growth avenues.

What critics are saying

  • The ongoing class action lawsuits could lead to financial penalties and damage MongoDB's reputation.
  • Changes in sales force incentive structures have led to significant revenue losses, indicating potential instability in revenue streams.

What makes MongoDB unique

  • MongoDB's flexible document data model allows for rapid iteration and deployment, setting it apart from traditional relational databases.
  • The company's Atlas service offers a fully-managed cloud database solution, providing scalability and ease of use that many competitors lack.
  • MongoDB's commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace culture drives innovation and maintains a competitive edge.

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Benefits

Family Support Programs

Flexible PTO

Fertility and Adoption Assistance

Employee Affinity Groups

Transgender Benefits and Support

Mental Health

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