Senior Software Engineer

MongoDB

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: New York, NY
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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MongoDB is a leading American software company that develops and provides commercial support for a popular, source-available document database. Designed to handle unstructured and structured data natively, its platform is purpose-built for modern cloud applications, analytics, and AI experiences.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

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The Senior Software Engineer joins the MongoDB Cloud Services Backup Team to develop essential infrastructure for restoring massive, distributed databases. Working within the MongoDB Atlas database as a service offering, the engineer will build and maintain the Backup Agent, extensive server-side infrastructure, and the user interface. Key responsibilities include owning the planning and execution of major features, collaborating on best practices, and troubleshooting production crises. The role requires expertise in writing large-scale, distributed backend systems using compiled languages like Java, Go, or C#, alongside Javascript for the frontend. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency with Linux to correlate application performance with hardware limits. The work focuses on solving performance, scaling, and reliability challenges for globally distributed data clusters to ensure customers can quickly restore data at any point in time.

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Skills

MongoDB Go Java Javascript C# Linux Cloud Distributed Systems Web Engineering

What you'll do

Develop large-scale, distributed backend systems using compiled languages like Java, Go, or C#.
Manage and maintain the Backup Agent and extensive server-side infrastructure for massive data volumes.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex performance problems within a distributed systems environment.
Correlate application performance issues with underlying hardware limits in a Linux environment.
Plan and execute major features while representing the Engineering team to Product and Design.
Build and maintain the user interface for customers to manage their database backups.
Ensure the reliability, speed, and cost-effectiveness of the MongoDB backup service.

What we're looking for

Must be based in New York City for a hybrid working model.
Skilled at writing large-scale, distributed backend systems in a compiled language such as Java, C#, or Go.
Experienced with Linux and able to correlate application performance problems with underlying hardware limits.
Comfortable working across the stack of a modern web application.
Experienced in wrangling production crises in a distributed systems environment.
Ability to take responsibility for the planning and execution of a major feature.

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