Senior Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

MongoDB; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading database company is seeking a software engineer to enhance developer productivity. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop tools that improve the development lifecycle. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in software systems, proficiency in Python and cloud environments like AWS, and a strong customer focus. The position allows for remote work within the United States.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience working on software or software systems.
• Strong customer focus, able to identify core challenges.
• Experience designing and building tools to help other developers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to understand and solve pressing challenges.
• Develop a high-level understanding of core systems.
• Build tools to enhance the development lifecycle.
• Provide internal support for systems and technical issues.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Customer focus

Adaptability to new technologies

Experience with Python

Experience with compiled languages

Experience designing developer tools

Shipping systems in Cloud environments

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

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 R&D Productivity Group

MongoDB is a complex, mission-critical database server that operates in a wide range of environments. Customers rely on its ability to meet high standards for Performance, Security, Availability, and Correctness. Achieving these standards requires robust developer tooling at every layer of the stack, from the underlying storage engine to the tools supporting our Atlas cloud offering.

Within Developer Productivity, the Last Mile team works closely with teams across the company to identify challenges and solve them in ways that delight other development teams. Our engineers collaborate with stakeholders delivering critical features, pinpoint gaps in core infrastructure, and implement solutions that benefit all development teams.

This role can be based out of our Austin or New York City offices or remotely in the United States.

The ideal candidate should

• Have 4+ years of experience working on software or software systems
• Have a strong customer focus, with the ability to identify and understand the core challenges customers face
• Demonstrate the ability to quickly learn, adapt to, and excel with new technologies, frameworks, and tools in dynamic environments
• Have experience working in Python
• Have experience working with compiled languages
• Have experience designing and building tools to be used by other developers
• Have experience shipping systems in a Cloud environment such as Kubernetes and AWS

Expectations

• Collaborate with teams across the organization to understand their most pressing challenges and create solutions that address their needs
• Develop a broad, high level understanding of core systems used to build MongoDB products
• Build tools to use across the development lifecycle to help teams work faster and ship higher quality products
• Provide internal support for our systems, answering questions and addressing technical issues as they arise
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.