Senior Software Engineer, Storage Layer Services

MongoDB

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NY
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$126,000–$248,000 / yr
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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, Storage Layer Services

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Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer to design and build control plane services for an elastic multi-tenant storage layer that supports thousands of database instances. You will ensure high availability and performance during various disruptions while contributing to operational excellence through dashboards and on-call improvements. Lead complex technical projects, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including database, cloud, and infrastructure engineering. Ideal candidates have over five years of experience in building multi-tenant cloud services, proficiency in Rust or C/C++, knowledge of Kubernetes, observability tools, and distributed systems, as well as a strong background in database internals or data processing system components. Experience with chaos engineering, load testing, and scalable cloud service development on multiple platforms is a plus.

Skills

Kubernetes Rust C++ AWS Azure GCP Docker CI/CD Prometheus Grafana Terraform PostgreSQL MongoDB Chaos Engineering Load Testing Scalability Operational Excellence Distributed Systems Time Series Metrics

What you'll do

  • Design and build control plane services for an elastic storage layer handling thousands of database instances.
  • Ensure high availability and performance during various disruptions through innovative problem-solving techniques.
  • Enhance operational excellence by developing dashboards, playbooks, and improving on-call processes.
  • Lead complex technical projects from planning to deployment while providing clear updates to stakeholders.
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote a collaborative team environment within the engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience in multi-tenant cloud services.
  • Expertise in Rust or C/C++ for large backend/compiled codebases.
  • Proficiency with Kubernetes and other containerization/orchestration platforms.
  • Strong understanding of observability tools like time series metrics, dashboards.
  • Experience with distributed systems and database internals.
  • Excellent technical communication skills and collaboration abilities.

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