Senior Software Engineer
Walmart
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This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $148,240–$193,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $187k versus about $171k for comparable roles.
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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.
MongoDB currently has 46 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $110,500–$255,000 across 40 roles with salary data.
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The Senior Software Engineer, Workload Resilience joins the Workload Resilience team to improve MongoDB availability through data plane solutions. This role involves building core server workload management infrastructure to handle queuing, load shedding, and performance stabilization during resource constraints. You will write production-ready database code, implement server workload policies for rate limiting and operation prioritization, and improve system observability and diagnostics. Key responsibilities include diagnosing performance failures, writing unit and integration tests, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires proficiency in C++, Rust, Javascript, and Python, alongside expertise in multi-threaded programming, performance profiling, and distributed system concepts like fault tolerance and consistency. You will solve technical problems related to mitigating overload scenarios for highly performant, concurrent systems to ensure database stability and reliability.
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