Data Engineer

The database market is massive (IDC estimates it to be $121B+ by 2025!) and MongoDB is at the head of its disruption. At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading modern data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

MongoDB is growing rapidly and seeking a Software Engineer, Data Platform to be a key contributor to the overall internal data platform at MongoDB. You will design and build a scalable data-driven platform to help drive MongoDB’s growth as a product and as a company, while also lending your technical expertise to other engineers as a mentor and trainer. You will take on complex platform problems with the goal of making our platform more scalable, reliable, and robust.

Who you are
• Capable of working on production-grade web applications in different programming languages such as Python and Go.
• Have experience or working knowledge of a diverse set of SQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, Redshift, Postgres, etc.
• Have experience building tools and platforms for business users and software developers.
• Have experience with or working knowledge of cloud platforms and services.
• Have experience with or working knowledge of the modern Javascript environment including frontend frameworks such as React and Typescript.
• Looking for a high impact role with a variety of opportunities to drive adoption of data via services and tooling.
• Passionate about developing reliable and high quality software
• Curious, collaborative and intellectually honest
• A great team player

What you will do
• Estimate task complexity, report progress, and voice risks to peers and managers
• Both learn from and teach peers and junior engineers
• Perform code reviews with peers and make recommendations on how to improve our code and software development processes
• Further improve the team’s testing and development processes
• Document and educate the larger team on best practices
• Help drive optimization, testing, and tooling to improve data platform quality
• Collaborate with other software engineers, machine learning experts, and stakeholders, taking learning and leadership opportunities that will arise every single day

Bonus Points
• You are familiar with data infrastructure and toolings such as Presto, Hive, Spark and BigQuery
• You are familiar with deployment and configuration tools such as Kubernetes, Drone, and Terraform
• You are interested in web design and have experience directly working with product designers
• You have experience designing and building microservices
• You have experience working with different storage formats like Parquet, ORC, Avro, Arrow, and JSON.
• You have experience building a machine learning platform using tools like SparkML, Tensorflow, Seldon Core, etc.

Success Measures:
• In three months you will have familiarized yourself with much of our data platform services, be making regular contributions to our codebase, will be collaborating regularly with stakeholders to widen your knowledge, and helping to resolve incidents and respond to user requests.
• In six months you will have successfully investigated, scoped, executed, and documented a small to medium sized project and worked with stakeholders to make sure their user experiences are vastly enhanced by implementing improvements to our platform services.
• In a year you will have become the key person for several projects within the team and will have contributed to not only the data platform’s roadmap but MongoDB’s data-driven journey. You will have made several sizable contributions to the project and are regularly looking to improve the overall stability and scalability of the architecture.

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

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