Software Engineer, Networking & Observability

MongoDB, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Quebec

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Join the MongoDB Networking & Observability team to build core components of a distributed database, focusing on communication between distributed processes and making them easily observable.
• Improve MongoDB networking, enhance resource utilization efficiency, and develop low-overhead observability features using technologies like OpenTelemetry.
• Work with a globally distributed team of engineers in NYC and remotely, operating close to the bottom of the stack to influence database availability, performance, robustness, and engineering team efficiency.
• Contribute to architectural POCs, performance tests, and integration of observability tooling to accelerate issue investigation and ecosystem compatibility.
• What the person will do day to day: Understand and improve networking and observability codebases, lead medium-sized projects from design to delivery, collaborate across project lifecycles, uphold MongoDB’s leadership principles, and continuously learn and grow technically.
• About the team or company: MongoDB empowers innovation at market speed with its unified database platform, serving nearly 60,000 customers including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups; MongoDB Atlas is the only globally distributed multi-cloud database on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.
• What the person can learn or achieve in this role: Deepen expertise in distributed systems, C++ production code, networking, observability, and computer architecture; progress from bug fixes in month one to leading feature design reviews by month six and driving major feature development by year one.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with building production-level code; experience in C++ is required
• Solid computer science fundamentals with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
• Interest in networking, observability, and how computer architecture impacts system availability
• Solid verbal and written communication skills; highly motivated to collaborate with colleagues
• Passionate about delivering and deploying products with cross-team stakeholders

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity and 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

Skills & Technologies

MongoDB

AWS

Azure

GCP

Remote

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About MongoDB, Inc.

MongoDB, Inc. is a publicly traded software company headquartered in New York City that develops and commercializes the MongoDB document-oriented NoSQL database platform. Founded in 2007, it provides both a free, open-source Community edition and proprietary Enterprise and Atlas cloud offerings. The company generates revenue through subscriptions, support, and cloud services, serving enterprises needing scalable, flexible data storage and real-time analytics. MongoDB trades on NASDAQ under the ticker MDB.

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