Senior Software Engineer, Observability

MongoDB

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted: 4 days ago
Nearby: 23 roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Observability

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The Senior Software Engineer role at the MongoDB Customer Observability Team involves developing tools and platforms to enhance user understanding of MongoDB deployments through metrics collection, query monitoring, and performance insights. This position requires expertise in backend or full-stack engineering with a focus on scalable web applications and experience with compiled languages like Java, C#, or Go. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in large-scale systems, telemetry data analysis, and a passion for building impactful tools. The role includes designing observability features, investigating production issues, mentoring junior team members, and contributing to the MongoDB Atlas product, which is a rapidly growing database-as-a-service offering used globally.

Skills

MongoDB Java Go Kafka Flink TypeScript React Node.js PostgreSQL CI/CD Docker Git Linux RESTful APIs GraphQL MVC Pattern Scalability Performance Tuning Indexing Debugging Monitoring Metrics Logging

What you'll do

Design, write, and maintain Observability code and features for MongoDB Atlas.
Investigate large-scale distributed production issues in a global environment.
Develop tools that collect metrics and monitor slow queries for MongoDB deployments.
Offer actionable insights such as index and schema suggestions to improve database performance.
Mentor junior team members and contribute to the development of best practices.

What we're looking for

At least 5 years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer.
Proficiency in writing backend systems using compiled languages like Java, C#, Go.
Experience with the design and architecture of modern, scalable web applications.
Strong debugging skills for production issues in distributed environments.
Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and their complexities.
Passionate about large-scale systems and telemetry data analysis.
Willingness to contribute to codebase maintenance and best practices development.

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