Senior Software Engineer – SQL Engine

MongoDB; Nova Scotia; On-site; CAD 137,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading database technology company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the SQL interface, bridging MongoDB's document model with SQL-based tools. You will leverage your backend expertise to design and optimize tools that improve user interaction with data. The ideal candidate has strong experience in software engineering, familiarity with SQL, and a passion for data. This full-time role is located in Canada and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Equity and stock purchase participation

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• Interest in database query engines, M.Sc. or Ph.D. preferred.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize SQL interface tools.
• Collaborate to enhance user experience with SQL features.
• Monitor performance and scalability of the SQL interface.

Skills

Backend systems expertise

Proficiency in compiled languages (Rust, Java, Go)

Strong data structures and algorithms knowledge

Database query engines understanding

Experience with SQL and relational databases

Familiarity with MongoDB

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Overview

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MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere—on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, leading organizations trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

The SQL Engines team is working to make MongoDB the first choice of application developers, business analysts and data scientists everywhere by providing a seamless experience for using SQL and BI Tools to natively access data in MongoDB.

Our team is responsible for a broad portfolio of analytics products, including JDBC and ODBC drivers, Tableau and PowerBI native connectors and a SQL-to-MQL translation engine.

We’re seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Engineer to join our team and help us build the future of the MongoDB SQL Interface — bridging MongoDB's powerful document data model with SQL-based tools and interfaces. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by enabling our users to query, analyze, and visualize MongoDB data using SQL, the world's most widely understood query language.

If you like working on query languages and database systems, and want to help build products that expose the power of MongoDB’s document database to developers and analysts, this team is the place for you!

Successful candidates will have the following qualities

Technical Expertise

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong emphasis on backend systems and database technologies
• Proficiency in at least one compiled language, and interest in working with Rust, Java and Go
• Solid computer science fundamentals, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design / architecture
• Interest in the theory and practice of database query engines. Professional experience or M.Sc. / Ph.D in the domain is preferred
• Familiarity with SQL query execution, optimization, and relational database systems
• Familiarity with MongoDB or other non-relational databases is a plus but not mandatory

Problem-Solving & Collaboration

• Proven ability to break down complex problems into manageable pieces and deliver solutions
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams, advocate for technical improvements, and articulate ideas clearly

Passion for Data

• A keen interest in empowering users to interact with and analyze data
• A drive to deliver tools that enable seamless integration between MongoDB and SQL-based workflows

Position Expectations

• Innovate at the intersection of traditional relational databases and modern flexible-schema databases to design, build, and optimize tools to enhance the SQL experience with MongoDB
• Collaborate with product managers and customer experience teams to evaluate user needs and build features that provide an intuitive and delightful experience to customers
• Monitor and improve performance, scalability, and reliability of the SQL interface to ensure smooth experiences for users working with large datasets and complex queries
• Stay updated on emerging trends in the database and cloud industry, bringing innovative ideas to the team
• Advocate for technical excellence while helping the team balance trade-offs between feature delivery and system quality

Success Measures

• In three months you’ll be familiar with our codebase and tools, have contributed to the development of a new feature, as well as fixed a few bugs in our existing products
• In six months, you'll be contributing to our ongoing projects and are involved in implementation of a major new feature
• In twelve months, you’ll be hitting your stride contributing to our roadmap and leading the team's key projects

To drive personal growth and business impact, MongoDB is committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups to parental leave policies, we value wellbeing and support employees along their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world.

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Req ID: 2263162628

Compensation

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, Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with employer match, mental health counseling, backup child and elder care, and health, dental, and vision benefits offerings. The base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are applicable to candidates based in Canada.

Compensation (Canada)

137,000—$189,000 CAD

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
• Software Development

MongoDB is committed to a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer.

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