Staff Engineer

MongoDB; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 159,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a Staff Engineer to join their team focusing on database systems. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in data management, strong C++ programming skills, and the ability to deliver high-quality production-level code. This hybrid position is based in Canada, offering competitive compensation and a range of benefits.

Benefits

Equity options

Flexible PTO

20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave

Mental health resources

Comprehensive health coverage

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data management systems.
• Experience with building production-level code with a large user base.
• Strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on goals spanning a 6-18 month timeframe.
• Define the roadmap for the next 12 months.
• Write production-ready code in C++.

Skills

Experience in data management systems

Production-level code quality

Knowledge of data structures

Strong C++ programming skills

Academic experience in databases

Education

Degree in Computer Science or similar field

Job description

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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, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

Join the MongoDB Server Query Integration team, and help us build a world-class distributed open-source database. Our team plays a crucial role in the experience and performance of data processing. We are responsible for building user-facing features on top of the core query engine and helping to integrate query with other products in the MongoDB ecosystem. This includes enhancing our time-series product, extending language support for analytics, helping grow our Atlas Search and Vector Search products with database support and adding workload telemetry to provide greater insight into how our database is used.

We have tons of interesting problems to solve with a direct impact on users for transactional, time-series, lexical and vector search and analytical workloads. The team is endeavoring to systematically rewrite every major component of our optimization and execution systems. We need your help to design and build the heart of a distributed, flexible schema, document database.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in the United States or Canada for our hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Be directly responsible for delivering on goals which span a 6-18 month timeframe
• Play a key role in defining the roadmap for the next 12 months
• Write well tested, production-ready code in C++ (our test infrastructure also leverages Python and Javascript)
• Research state-of-the art query systems to inform design
• Leverage deep knowledge of product strengths and industry trends to provide technical vision and direction
• Advise management on decisions related to roadmap, processes, architecture and design
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams across the company on large initiatives
• Influence and grow team members through mentoring, coaching, and leading by example
• Help cultivate a strong talent bench through interviewing, mentoring and knowledge sharing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data management systems
• 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; ability to trace defects, estimate work complexity, and design evolution and integration strategies
• Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines, with hands-on or academic experience in the database domain

Success Measures

• In three months, contribute to a project for the next major version and fix bugs in a minor release; learn MongoDB project lifecycle and long-term goals
• In six months, take on code review responsibilities and help draft and review design for new features; present a relevant paper or system architecture
• In twelve months, contribute to the long-term technical roadmap of the MongoDB Query team

Compensation and Benefits

MongoDB is committed to accommodations for individuals with disabilities in the application and interview process. To request an accommodation, inform your recruiter. MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

Salary information: For candidates based in Canada, MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is CAD 159,000—CAD 221,000; compensation varies by skill set, experience, qualifications, and location. Benefits may include equity, employee stock purchase program, flexible PTO, 20 weeks of fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, RRSP with employer match, mental health resources, and comprehensive health coverage.