Senior Python Engineer

MongoDB; United States; Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Flexible paid time off

20 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Fertility and adoption assistance

401(k) plan

Mental health counseling

Transgender-inclusive health insurance

Job summary

A leading database company is seeking a Python Developer to design, write, and support open source libraries for MongoDB. The successful candidate will contribute to the Python ecosystem and collaborate with a global engineering team. Ideal applicants should have substantial experience in Python, AI/ML frameworks, and be passionate about open source development. The role offers a hybrid working model and competitive salary ranging from $126,000 to $248,000 USD, alongside various benefits including equity and flexible paid time off.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience writing high-quality software in Python.
• Practical experience with AI/ML frameworks in Python.
• Extensive knowledge in Python tools and web development frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support MongoDB Python drivers and libraries.
• Write and maintain open source specifications for drivers.
• Investigate bugs and support requests from users.

Skills

High-quality software development in Python

Experience with AI/ML frameworks in Python

Knowledge of Python tools and frameworks

Open source software development

Good communication skills

Team collaboration and mentoring

Time management skills

Job description

Our Database Experience (DBX) Team

A great MongoDB experience starts with great tools.

The Database Experience team builds the libraries and tools that developers use day-to-day working with MongoDB. Our mission is to increase developer adoption, satisfaction and retention by providing a reliable, enjoyable interface for developers and other end-users.

Our senior engineers are typically specialists in a particular programming language, but are capable of contributing to projects in other languages as well.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who will enjoy designing, writing, and supporting open source libraries for the Python ecosystem developers that use MongoDB. This is an opportunity to make a major impact at MongoDB as Python is one of the most popular runtimes for MongoDB users, and our driver has over 3 million daily pypi downloads.

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

You might be right for this role if you...

• Have substantial experience writing high-quality software in Python
• Have practical experience with AI/ML frameworks and technologies in Python, including large language models and agentic tools
• Have extensive knowledge in Python tools and frameworks, scientific python and web development frameworks are a plus
• Have an interest in learning and staying up-to-date with Python ecosystem trends and best practices and incorporating them into your work
• Can make pragmatic design decisions, balancing tradeoffs such as usability, maintainability and delivery time
• Want to, or already do, participate in open source software development and communities, both online via e.g. GitHub and optionally through conferences and speaking engagements
• Communicate well, internally and externally, both verbally and in writing
• Enjoy collaborating with teammates, and mentoring junior engineers and interns
• Are self-motivated, organized, and have strong time management skills

You’ll be on the team responsible for...

• Developing and supporting the MongoDB Python drivers and subsidiary libraries (PyMongo, Django MongoDB Backend, LangChain MongoDB) and related software, collaborating with peers in our distributed world-wide engineering team
• Writing and maintaining open source specifications defining common behavior and APIs shared across all of our drivers
• Investigating bugs and support requests from commercial customers, open source users, and internal users for the libraries our team maintains
• Working with our Product and Server teams on designs and specifications for new user-facing MongoDB features

Success in this role means...

• Within one month, you will understand the high-level architecture of the drivers and how MongoDB works, and will have completed a few small bug fixes and/or feature tickets
• Within three months, you will be contributing effectively day-to-day, fixing bugs, implementing features, investigating and responding to open source user and customer issues, and reviewing your peers’ code
• Within six months, you’ll have implemented major, planned new features, contributed to our common driver specifications, shipped a major feature in an open source library, and will be collaborating with the Product team to help craft our roadmap
• Within twelve months, you’ll have significantly improved the quality, performance and maintainability of our codebase, and will be taking the lead in designing and specifying major new features

Job Details

Req ID: 1273396098

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:

$126,000—$248,000 USD

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.