Remote Senior Distributed Systems Engineer - Clusters

MongoDB; Toronto; Remote; CAD 137,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading database company is seeking an experienced engineer to join their Clusters & Integrations teams in Toronto, Canada. This role focuses on building core infrastructure for a world-class distributed database, requiring extensive experience in C++ and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will contribute immediately to upcoming projects, lead new feature developments, and mentor junior engineers while fostering a collaborative team environment. Competitive salary offered with flexible benefits.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems.
• Experience writing and reviewing production-level code.
• Passion for system design for large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand high-level architecture of MongoDB in the first month.
• Contribute to the development of new projects within three months.
• Lead new feature development and mentor new engineers in six months.

Skills

C++ proficiency

Distributed systems

Networking

Performance tuning

System observability

Education

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

A leading database company is seeking an experienced engineer to join their Clusters & Integrations teams in Toronto, Canada. This role focuses on building core infrastructure for a world-class distributed database, requiring extensive experience in C++ and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will contribute immediately to upcoming projects, lead new feature developments, and mentor junior engineers while fostering a collaborative team environment. Competitive salary offered with flexible benefits.