Software Engineer 3, Atlas Data Federation Customer Experience

The Atlas Data Federation and Archiving (ADFA) Customer Experience team supports the Atlas Data Federation system which empowers customers to create virtual databases that can query, transform, and analyze data across multiple sources (MongoDB clusters and cloud object storage) through a unified MongoDB query interface, without moving or copying the underlying data. The ADF system handles hundreds of millions of queries per month, processing exabytes of customer data., This role is responsible for designing, building and testing high-impact projects and enhancing the scalability, performance, durability, availability and reliability of the Atlas Data Federation distributed systems. We value intellectual curiosity and honesty, and building together in an environment that prioritizes collaboration over competition.

Our team is distributed across North America. The position is open to our "in office", "flexible", or fully remote working models with convenient work hours for each time-zone.

If you are passionate about data management, distributed systems, and leadership, and are excited to work on high-impact, high-growth projects, we would love to hear from you., * Design, architect, build, and deliver core pieces of Atlas with focus on storage systems, query engine, and customer facing components with coding in Go, Java, and React

• Approach problems from a customer-focused perspective and use data to propose high ROI improvements to our product and operations
• Collaborate with colleagues and other teams in Atlas to scope, spec and deliver new features
• Define your top priorities and focuses, communicate them, and execute against them
• Improve and maintain our codebase by applying best practices and fundamental software design principles

• 3+ years experience in software engineering, primarily focused on cloud-native backend systems
• B.Sc / M.Sc in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficient in a modern compiled programming language (Go, Java, C#, C++, etc.)
• Experience implementing, and operating distributed storage systems with high availability and durability guarantees
• Enjoys working with others towards a common goal
• You're a self-starter! You're comfortable organizing your own time and propose changes backed by data
• Is curious, collaborative, empathetic, coachable and intellectually honest
• Great diagnostics skills, considering edge cases in designs with a bias for simplicity
• Has a passion for problem solving and learning new things in the domains of computer science and software engineering, * Experience building and testing full-stack systems (using React or similar frameworks)
• Oncall experience and having customer first approach when considering different approaches
• Experience designing Data Lake protocols (and similar e.g. Delta Lake, Hudi,...)
• Experience optimizing throughput in distributed storage systems
• Experience working with multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), * In 1 month, you'll learn about the system and ask quality questions, go through the inner & outer loop
• In 3 months, you'll have contributed to a large project
• In 6 months, you'll be leading the design and execution of your own project

MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. MongoDB's unified database platform-the most widely available, globally distributed database 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 database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers-including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups-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.