Staff Software Engineer - Query Execution

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mongodb.com

5,001-10,000 employees

Software Development

New York, NY

2007

Public Company

936k LinkedIn followers

Raised $311M

• In three months you’ll have contributed to the development of a project
• slated for the next major version, as well as fixed a few bugs in a minor
• version of our latest stable release series; You'll have learned about
• MongoDB's project lifecycle, and our long-term goals for the system
• In six months, you’ll have taken on code review responsibilities and are
• playing an active role in drafting and reviewing the design for new features.
• You have expanded the team's horizons by presenting a favorite paper or
• system architecture related to query systems
• In twelve months, on the basis of your extensive past experience in the query
• space, you have contributed to the long-term technical roadmap of the MongoDB
• Query team by directly owning and driving a component level roadmap
• MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate
• at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era,
• enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software.
• MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed
• data platform 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 data platform and is available across
• AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.
• With offices worldwide and over 67,000 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,
• 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
• MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
• applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any
• 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
• $151,000—$297,000 USD

• 10+ years of hands-on, professional experience in query engine development or
• database internals
• Experience with building production-level code with a large user base, robust
• design structure and rigorous code quality
• Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical
• experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and
• software design/architecture
• Experience with large code bases written in C++ or another systems
• programming language. You'll need to trace down defects, estimate work
• complexity, and design evolution and integration strategies as we rewrite
• different components of the system
• Proven track record of technical leadership: demonstrated ability to define
• and drive roadmaps for a component over the medium term
• Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines, as well as
• hands-on or academic experience in the database domain
• Play a key role in defining the 12-month roadmap for Query Execution by
• researching state-of-the-art systems and leveraging your deep knowledge of
• industry trends to provide technical vision and direction
• Take direct responsibility for delivering on long-term (6-18 month) goals to
• innovate in high-performance query execution and other areas of
• responsibility, co-ordinating initiative-level strategy and personally
• writing well-tested, production-ready C++ code
• Advise management on key decisions related to our architecture and processes,
• and collaborate with stakeholders across the company on large initiatives
• Influence and grow team members through active mentoring, coaching, and
• leading by example, helping to cultivate a strong talent bench through
• interviewing and knowledge sharing

• Equity
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Fertility Assistance
• Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Plan
• Mental Health Counseling
• Health Insurance