Staff Engineer, Data Federation and Online Archive

Job title: Staff Engineer, Data Federation and Online Archive

Company: MongoDB

Job description:

Join Us at MongoDB: Staff Engineer for Atlas Data Federation and Archiving

At MongoDB, we’re on a mission to empower innovators and spark transformations that can shake up entire industries. Our vision revolves around harnessing the full potential of software and data, making it easier for organizations of any size to create, scale, and run cutting-edge applications. By helping businesses modernize their legacy systems and welcome new technologies, including AI, we’re paving the way for modern innovation.

Our flagship product, MongoDB Atlas, stands as a global leader in the realm of data platforms. It’s a multi-cloud database that allows users to operate applications in over 115 regions through major cloud providers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With thousands of developers joining us each month, major companies like Samsung and Toyota rely on MongoDB to craft their next-gen, AI-driven applications.

What We Offer: Our Products

• Atlas Data Federation: This service lets our customers create virtual databases, enabling them to query and analyze data from different sources without the hassle of moving it around. We process an impressive volume of queries each month, managing exabytes of customer data seamlessly.

• Atlas Online Archive: Designed for infrequently accessed, read-only data, this service provides cost-effective storage. By optimizing data during ingestion, we ensure reliability and scalability at a price that suits our customers’ needs.

About the Role: Lead Technical Excellence

As a Staff Engineer on our Atlas Data Federation and Archiving team, you’ll play a vital role in enhancing our federated query and data archiving systems. This isn’t just a coding gig — it’s a chance to lead technical efforts that ensure our systems are robust and reliable. You’ll be at the forefront of solving complex challenges in distributed systems, ensuring that our business-critical operations remain seamless and high-performing.

This position can be based in our vibrant offices in Austin, New York City, San Francisco, or Seattle, or you can work remotely from anywhere in the United States.

Key Responsibilities:

1. System Reliability & Performance

   • Take charge of initiatives that boost system visibility, stability, and resource management.
   • Craft and introduce cutting-edge autoscaling solutions for query execution and data processing.
   • Reduce incident rates through comprehensive improvements in system resilience.
   • Explore ways to lower operational costs in storage and query systems.

2. Technical Leadership

   • Steer architectural decisions and conduct design reviews across engineering teams.
   • Mentor and guide senior engineers focused on distributed systems design.
   • Collaborate closely with Product Management to shape our technical roadmap.
   • Promote cross-team technical initiatives and best practices.
   • Participate in the on-call rotation, lending your expertise to incident responses and retrospectives.
3. Systems Development
   • Innovate enhancements for our distributed query execution engine.
   • Optimize our data archival pipelines for greater throughput, durability, and reliability.
   • Address design requirements for single-tenant isolation solutions.

Who You Are:

• You have 10+ years of software engineering experience, specializing in backend systems.
• Your ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly enables you to build consensus and make compelling arguments.
• A strong foundation in systems programming is essential; familiarity with Go and Java is a plus.
• Your experience with scalable distributed systems, particularly Kubernetes, is a bonus.
• You’ve got a proven track record in improving system reliability and driving operational excellence.
• Experience with large-scale data systems, such as data lakes or distributed databases, is essential.
• You’re knowledgeable about modern observability tools and practices.
• You’ve successfully led technical projects and mentored engineers on your team.

At MongoDB, we value your growth both personally and professionally. We’re dedicated to fostering a supportive and enriching environment that includes employee affinity groups, fertility assistance, and generous parental leave policies. We want to see our team thrive in every aspect of life, so come and make an impact with us!

Accessibility & Equal Opportunity:

We’re committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible to everyone. If you need any accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

MongoDB proudly provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any kind. We base all hiring decisions solely on qualifications without regard to race, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Become a part of our journey!

Expected salary:

Location: New York City, NY

Job date: Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:56:24 GMT

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