High-Performance Search Query Architect

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States MongoDB Full time
Transformative Opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer

MongoDB is driving innovation in the world of data management, empowering organizations to build, scale, and run modern applications. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of search query architecture, optimization, and execution.

We are seeking an exceptional individual with a strong background in data management systems, preferably with expertise in query processing and optimization. The ideal candidate will have experience in developing stateful distributed systems, designing high-volume query engines, and debugging multithreaded JVM applications.

About MongoDB

MongoDB's mission is to unleash the power of software and data, enabling organizations to innovate and disrupt industries. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, provides a globally distributed, multi-cloud database available in over 115 regions across major cloud providers.

With a global presence and a community of over 175,000 developers joining us every month, MongoDB has become the trusted choice for leading organizations like Samsung and Toyota. Join our team to be part of this exciting journey

Your Key Responsibilities
  • Lead complex projects across the MongoDB ecosystem, co-optimizing approximate nearest neighbor vector search with the MongoDB aggregation framework
  • Set project-level strategy, architect features, and lead projects to successful execution
  • Identify, design, and implement features enhancing our query language, performance, and operability
  • Perform code reviews with peers and make recommendations on how to improve our software development processes
  • Influence and grow team members through active mentoring and leading by example
What We Offer
  • A competitive base salary range: $118,000 - $231,000 USD
  • Equity participation
  • 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
  • Health benefits offerings

MongoDB is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.



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