Senior Staff Engineer, Server Networking & Observability Careers at MongoDB - United States, United States | Apply Now!
MongoDB
Senior Staff Engineer, Server Networking & Observability Careers at MongoDB - United States, United States | Apply Now!
Job Description
Role Overview
Join MongoDB as a Senior Staff Engineer, Server Networking & Observability and become a foundational architect of the world's leading modern developer data platform. The Networking & Observability Team builds low-overhead infrastructure powering communication between MongoDB Server nodes, clients, and services. Operating at the bottom of the stack, you'll have massive impact on database performance, scalability, and reliability.
Recent projects include POCs for ultra-performant RPC architecture and OpenTelemetry integration to accelerate performance issue diagnosis. This remote role in the United States offers you the chance to lead deeply technical initiatives on a collaborative, inclusive team building the future of NoSQL databases.
Key Responsibilities at MongoDB
- Lead architecture of low-level networking components driving MongoDB Server performance, scalability, cost-efficiency, and resiliency
- Design observability improvements enabling MongoDB engineers and customers to quickly diagnose production issues
- Handle networking-related customer escalations from Technical Support and coach teammates
- Write production-ready C++ database code, improve existing codebase, and mentor team members
- Own all team code ensuring security, durability, availability, performance, and maintainability standards
- Author unit/integration tests in C++, JavaScript, and Python demonstrating correctness
- Diagnose test failures, fix bugs, and prevent new issues in MongoDB Server
- Investigate performance regressions from code changes across the platform
- Lead major company initiatives collaborating with stakeholders and engineering teams
- Advise Product Management on technical direction and help define product roadmaps
Qualifications & Requirements
To succeed as a Senior Staff Engineer at MongoDB, you'll need:
- 12+ years experience programming, debugging, and performance tuning distributed/highly concurrent C/C++ systems
- Expert systems fundamentals: multi-threaded programming, performance profiling, network programming
- Database internals experience or building core data processing system components
- Observability ecosystem familiarity and best practices (OpenTelemetry, tracing, metrics)
- Exceptional communication skills for technical collaboration and engineering mentorship
- Proven project management with realistic cost/complexity assessments
Success Timeline: Month 1 - Understand architecture, fix bugs; Month 3 - Ship C++ features; Month 6 - Lead code reviews; Year 1 - Drive technical roadmap.
Salary & Benefits
MongoDB offers competitive compensation for Senior Staff Engineers including base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits. Enjoy:
- Competitive Equity with stock options in a public company
- Wellness Programs including mental health support
- MongoDB University for skill development
- Global Family Leave policy
- 100% Remote Work flexibility
- Unlimited PTO and 401(k) matching
- Learning Stipend for certifications/conferences
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
Why Join MongoDB?
MongoDB powers 60,000+ customers worldwide as the most widely available, globally distributed database. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, spans AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, redefining databases for the AI era.
Work on cutting-edge challenges in distributed systems, networking, and observability while collaborating with world-class engineers. MongoDB champions inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration, offering remote flexibility and global impact.
Be part of building the foundational infrastructure for a database that modernizes legacy workloads and unleashes AI innovation.
How to Apply
Ready to shape the future of MongoDB Server networking and observability? Apply now for this remote Senior Staff Engineer position. Join thousands of engineers building the modern developer data platform at the speed of market innovation.
Keywords: C++ networking engineer, MongoDB careers, distributed systems jobs, database observability, remote software engineering
Locations
- Remote, Any State, United States (Remote)
Salary
262,500 - 440,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- C++ Programmingintermediate
- Distributed Systemsintermediate
- Network Programmingintermediate
- Performance Profilingintermediate
- Multi-threaded Programmingintermediate
- MongoDB Internalsintermediate
- OpenTelemetryintermediate
- Observability Toolsintermediate
- NoSQL Databasesintermediate
- Database Performance Tuningintermediate
- RPC Architectureintermediate
- Systems Debuggingintermediate
- High Concurrency Systemsintermediate
- C++ Unit Testingintermediate
- Production Debuggingintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 12 years of experience in programming, debugging, and performance tuning distributed and/or highly concurrent C/C++ software systems (experience)
- Strong systems fundamentals, including multi-threaded programming, performance profiling, and expert-level network programming (experience)
- Familiarity with database internals or building core components for data processing systems (experience)
- Familiarity with observability ecosystem and best practices (experience)
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills with strong desire to collaborate and mentor engineers (experience)
- Excellent time and project management skills including realistic assessments of project cost and complexity (experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and implementation of low-level networking components driving MongoDB Server performance and scalability
- Design observability improvements enabling quick diagnosis of production issues for MongoDB engineers and customers
- Handle networking-related customer escalations and coach teammates on resolution
- Write production-ready C++ database code and mentor team on code quality improvements
- Own all Networking & Observability Team code ensuring high standards for security, durability, and performance
- Develop unit and integration tests in C++, JavaScript, and Python to demonstrate correctness
- Diagnose test failures, fix bugs, and prevent regressions in MongoDB Server
- Investigate performance impacts of code changes and lead major company-wide projects
- Collaborate with Product Management to define technical roadmaps and advise on engineering complexity
- Interview candidates and maintain expertise in cutting-edge database and networking developments
Benefits
- general: Competitive Equity packages with stock options
- general: Comprehensive Wellness Programs including mental health support
- general: MongoDB University for continuous professional development
- general: Global Family Leave policy with generous parental benefits
- general: 100% remote work flexibility across North America
- general: Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- general: 401(k) matching and comprehensive health insurance
- general: Annual learning stipend for certifications and conferences
- general: Team offsites and collaborative culture events
- general: Volunteer Time Off for community impact
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Job Description
Role Overview
Join MongoDB as a Senior Staff Engineer, Server Networking & Observability and become a foundational architect of the world's leading modern developer data platform. The Networking & Observability Team builds low-overhead infrastructure powering communication between MongoDB Server nodes, clients, and services. Operating at the bottom of the stack, you'll have massive impact on database performance, scalability, and reliability.
Recent projects include POCs for ultra-performant RPC architecture and OpenTelemetry integration to accelerate performance issue diagnosis. This remote role in the United States offers you the chance to lead deeply technical initiatives on a collaborative, inclusive team building the future of NoSQL databases.
Key Responsibilities at MongoDB
- Lead architecture of low-level networking components driving MongoDB Server performance, scalability, cost-efficiency, and resiliency
- Design observability improvements enabling MongoDB engineers and customers to quickly diagnose production issues
- Handle networking-related customer escalations from Technical Support and coach teammates
- Write production-ready C++ database code, improve existing codebase, and mentor team members
- Own all team code ensuring security, durability, availability, performance, and maintainability standards
- Author unit/integration tests in C++, JavaScript, and Python demonstrating correctness
- Diagnose test failures, fix bugs, and prevent new issues in MongoDB Server
- Investigate performance regressions from code changes across the platform
- Lead major company initiatives collaborating with stakeholders and engineering teams
- Advise Product Management on technical direction and help define product roadmaps
Qualifications & Requirements
To succeed as a Senior Staff Engineer at MongoDB, you'll need:
- 12+ years experience programming, debugging, and performance tuning distributed/highly concurrent C/C++ systems
- Expert systems fundamentals: multi-threaded programming, performance profiling, network programming
- Database internals experience or building core data processing system components
- Observability ecosystem familiarity and best practices (OpenTelemetry, tracing, metrics)
- Exceptional communication skills for technical collaboration and engineering mentorship
- Proven project management with realistic cost/complexity assessments
Success Timeline: Month 1 - Understand architecture, fix bugs; Month 3 - Ship C++ features; Month 6 - Lead code reviews; Year 1 - Drive technical roadmap.
Salary & Benefits
MongoDB offers competitive compensation for Senior Staff Engineers including base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits. Enjoy:
- Competitive Equity with stock options in a public company
- Wellness Programs including mental health support
- MongoDB University for skill development
- Global Family Leave policy
- 100% Remote Work flexibility
- Unlimited PTO and 401(k) matching
- Learning Stipend for certifications/conferences
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
Why Join MongoDB?
MongoDB powers 60,000+ customers worldwide as the most widely available, globally distributed database. Our cloud-native platform, MongoDB Atlas, spans AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, redefining databases for the AI era.
Work on cutting-edge challenges in distributed systems, networking, and observability while collaborating with world-class engineers. MongoDB champions inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration, offering remote flexibility and global impact.
Be part of building the foundational infrastructure for a database that modernizes legacy workloads and unleashes AI innovation.
How to Apply
Ready to shape the future of MongoDB Server networking and observability? Apply now for this remote Senior Staff Engineer position. Join thousands of engineers building the modern developer data platform at the speed of market innovation.
Keywords: C++ networking engineer, MongoDB careers, distributed systems jobs, database observability, remote software engineering
Locations
- Remote, Any State, United States (Remote)
Salary
262,500 - 440,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- C++ Programmingintermediate
- Distributed Systemsintermediate
- Network Programmingintermediate
- Performance Profilingintermediate
- Multi-threaded Programmingintermediate
- MongoDB Internalsintermediate
- OpenTelemetryintermediate
- Observability Toolsintermediate
- NoSQL Databasesintermediate
- Database Performance Tuningintermediate
- RPC Architectureintermediate
- Systems Debuggingintermediate
- High Concurrency Systemsintermediate
- C++ Unit Testingintermediate
- Production Debuggingintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 12 years of experience in programming, debugging, and performance tuning distributed and/or highly concurrent C/C++ software systems (experience)
- Strong systems fundamentals, including multi-threaded programming, performance profiling, and expert-level network programming (experience)
- Familiarity with database internals or building core components for data processing systems (experience)
- Familiarity with observability ecosystem and best practices (experience)
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills with strong desire to collaborate and mentor engineers (experience)
- Excellent time and project management skills including realistic assessments of project cost and complexity (experience)
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and implementation of low-level networking components driving MongoDB Server performance and scalability
- Design observability improvements enabling quick diagnosis of production issues for MongoDB engineers and customers
- Handle networking-related customer escalations and coach teammates on resolution
- Write production-ready C++ database code and mentor team on code quality improvements
- Own all Networking & Observability Team code ensuring high standards for security, durability, and performance
- Develop unit and integration tests in C++, JavaScript, and Python to demonstrate correctness
- Diagnose test failures, fix bugs, and prevent regressions in MongoDB Server
- Investigate performance impacts of code changes and lead major company-wide projects
- Collaborate with Product Management to define technical roadmaps and advise on engineering complexity
- Interview candidates and maintain expertise in cutting-edge database and networking developments
Benefits
- general: Competitive Equity packages with stock options
- general: Comprehensive Wellness Programs including mental health support
- general: MongoDB University for continuous professional development
- general: Global Family Leave policy with generous parental benefits
- general: 100% remote work flexibility across North America
- general: Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- general: 401(k) matching and comprehensive health insurance
- general: Annual learning stipend for certifications and conferences
- general: Team offsites and collaborative culture events
- general: Volunteer Time Off for community impact
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