Senior Software Engineer, Atlas Search Systems

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New York City, NY
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118K-231K Annually
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The Role
The Senior Software Engineer will design, implement, and support distributed systems for Atlas Search, focusing on scalability and customer experience, while mentoring team members.
Summary Generated by Built In

Our team is building the cloud-based distributed systems software responsible for the lifecycle of search indexes including: data ingestion, index building, partitioning, performance, availability, and backup management. Our product is quickly gaining traction with customers and we are making core architectural improvements that you will contribute to.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in NYC for our hybrid working model.

What you’ll do
  • Contribute to the design, implementation, and support of projects that improve the scalability of Atlas Search to make using it a seamless experience for even the largest workloads
  • Work with a collaborative team that prioritizes sound technical decision-making and building systems that our customers love and that we are proud of as engineers
  • Lead projects and own subsystems
  • Help determine the team’s roadmap and the architecture of our system
We’re looking for someone with
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining industrial-strength backend software in a complex codebase
  • Experience developing distributed systems and cloud services
  • Experience with at least one modern statically typed programming language, and interest in working with Java. Java experience is strongly preferred
  • Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills; enthusiasm for collaborating closely with colleagues and mentoring other engineers
  • A growth mindset and the desire to learn quickly through taking on challenges, reflecting on outcomes, and incorporating feedback
  • A strong sense of ownership over their work, from initial design all the way through maintaining code in production
Success measures
  • In 3 months you’ll have a solid understanding of what our team does and how we operate. You’ll have contributed to the development of an existing project and completed several small improvements or bug fixes
  • In 6 months you’ll be reviewing code and project designs, and be an active participant in team meetings
  • In 12 months you’ll have a thorough understanding of the systems our team owns and have led a project. You’ll have had a positive impact on our code, product, and team processes
About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB. 

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, 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.

Req. ID: 4263322278

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:
$118,000$231,000 USD

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