Senior Distributed Systems Engineer - Cluster Scalability

MongoDB Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 126,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

MongoDB, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Cluster Scalability team. You will help design and build distributed infrastructure to enable seamless horizontal scaling, with a focus on data movement and dynamic scaling.

You’ll work on performance optimization, data placement protocols, and ensuring reliability in a large-scale distributed database. Remote work options within the United States are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems.
• Proven ability to write production-grade C++ for large-scale systems.
• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent with strong data structures knowledge.
• Passion for system design in distributed environments and practical domain experience.
• Understanding of modern computer architecture to reason about design choices.
• Experience or research in networking, performance tuning, observability, resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Understand MongoDB architecture and contribute to team components.
• Develop and review code for new features; participate in design reviews.
• Lead development of a new feature and mentor engineers within six months.

Skills

Distributed systems

C++

Data structures & algorithms

System design

Performance tuning

Observability

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS or equivalent

Job description

MongoDB, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Cluster Scalability team. You will help design and build distributed infrastructure to enable seamless horizontal scaling, with a focus on data movement and dynamic scaling.

You’ll work on performance optimization, data placement protocols, and ensuring reliability in a large-scale distributed database. Remote work options within the United States are available.