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 industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build and run applications anywhere-on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 new developers signing up to use MongoDB every month, it's no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.
We are looking for an experienced manager and technical leader to join the MongoDB Server Query team and help us build a world-class distributed . Our team plays a crucial role in the experience and performance of data processing. We are responsible for the MongoDB Query Language and the lifecycle of each query, through parsing, optimization, plan selection, and execution.
We have a presence across the US and Europe including New York, Dublin, Berlin, Palo Alto, and Chicago. We support office-based and remote work and align projects with convenient work hours for each time zone.
We have tons of interesting problems to solve with a direct impact on users for transactional, vector, full-text-search, time-series, and analytical workloads. The team is endeavoring to systematically rewrite every major component of our optimization and execution systems. We need your help to design and build the heart of a distributed, flexible schema, document database.
This role can be based out of our US or Canadian offices or remotely in North America.
Candidate Profile

• 8+ years of professional experience
• Demonstrated success as a people manager or tech lead
• Strong communication skills
• A passion for mentoring and teaching
• High emotional intelligence and a commitment to building inclusive teams
• Experience in data management systems
• Hand-on coding skills in C++ or another backend/systems language
• Experience with building production-level code with a large user base, robust design, and rigorous code quality
• Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines
• Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture

Position Expectations

• You will sometimes zoom in and write code, but you are measured by the success of your team of 4-8 engineers
• You will deliver complete features in collaboration with the broader Query engineering and product team
• You will accurately estimate work and deliver it on time and with high code and design quality
• You will train and motivate your team and recruit new team members
• You will set high standards when evaluating the performance of your team
• You will exemplify MongoDB's

and * Up to three weeks per year of travel is expected to meet with remote team members and attend team events
Success Measures

• In three months you will:

• Understand our development and release processes
• Understand the strengths and weakness of each member of your team
• Contribute significantly to our codebases
• Build trusting relationships with your manager and peers
• In six months you will:

• Customize the ceremonies and processes that organize your team's work
• Provide design and architectural guidance for your team's work
• Identify what mentorship each individual needs to enable them to meet their goals
• Deliver significant new features
• In twelve months you will:

• Be trusted to execute complex projects with multiple stakeholders
• See your team develop their skills and achieve professional development goals
• Influence how we operate as a broader Query engineering team

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. , we value our employees' wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. , 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 is an equal opportunities employer.
Req ID: 3263239071

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