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Software Engineer 3

MongoDB is hiring a Software Engineer 3 in New York, United States. It pays $106k-$209k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on MongoDB.

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  • On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions Java, C and Go among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a senior role.
  • MongoDB has 376 other open roles on Level.
  • Posted in the last few days.

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Build and design scalable backend infrastructure and scaling algorithms for MongoDB Atlas cloud database clusters.

JavaCGoReactTypeScriptKubernetesAWSAzureGoogle Cloud
backenddistributed-systemscloud-infrastructuredatabase

MongoDB is seeking a Software Engineer 3 to join the Atlas Clusters team. The team is part of the organization responsible for building MongoDB Atlas, our database as a service offering and fastest growing product. Atlas allows users to deploy fault-tolerant, secure, globally distributed MongoDB clusters in just minutes.

The Atlas Clusters Workload Management team develops the software that manages the Atlas cluster infrastructure on the three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) to provide the best managed database performance experience. We are constantly challenged to improve the performance of Atlas Clusters by advancing our intelligent scaling algorithms, dynamically adjusting resources to optimize cloud provider capacity,

automating fleet-wide observability, and working closely with the MongoDB Server team to design new systems at a humongous scale.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in New York City for our in office or hybrid working model.

What you’ll do

  • Build and design new features for MongoDB Atlas
  • Contribute to and lead complex technical projects
  • Work closely with product and design teams, considering the user’s perspective while building technical solutions
  • Work with customers and support engineers to fix issues
  • Collaborate with team members to develop our codebase, best practices, and design principles
  • Learn from and mentor other team members

We’re looking for someone who

  • Has at least 3 years of professional software development experience
  • Is skilled at writing large-scale, distributed backend systems in a compiled language (Java, C#, Go, etc.)
  • Is comfortable working across the stack of a modern web application (e.g. React, TypeScript, Kubernetes)
  • Has experience with at least one major cloud provider technology (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Has led the launch of a new feature and maintained it in production
  • Is eager to solve tough problems
  • Has excellent communication skills
  • Is curious, collaborative, and motivated

Success Measures

  • In 3 months, you'll have shipped code into production and collaborated with the team to solve tough problems
  • In 6 months, you'll have contributed to a large project
  • In 12 months, you'll have designed new features, led development work, and become a go-to expert on parts of the system

About MongoDB

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the data platform for the AI era, enabling builders to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB’s unified data platform, the most widely available, globally distributed data platform on the market, helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud data platform and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and over 67,000 customers, including AI-native startups and approximately 75% of the Fortune 100, relying on MongoDB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at MongoDB is our Leadership Commitment, guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us MongoDB.

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.

Req ID: 4273615311

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:$106,000—$209,000 USD

How we rate this

Software Engineer 3 at MongoDB rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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BackendDistributed SystemsCloud InfrastructureDatabaseJavaCGoReact

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Pay

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$106k
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  3. Tell me about a project where cloud infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where database was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Java in your day-to-day work.

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