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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer, Storage Layer Services - **Company:** MongoDB - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $126,000.0 - $248,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Profiling, Databases, Distributed Systems, Load Testing, MongoDB, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Working Model 2D, Datadog, Data Processing, Google Cloud, System Availability, Backend, Kubernetes - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p9zpbw1m30 ## About the Role * 5+ years of professional software development experience building, deploying, and operating multi-tenant cloud services with a focus on operational excellence. * Experience with large backend/compiled codebases, such as Rust or C/C++. * Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes). * Experience with observability tooling (e.g. time series metrics, dashboards). * Experience with distributed systems. * Familiarity with database internals or experience building core components for data processing systems. * Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills, with a strong desire to collaborate with colleagues. * Strong time management skills and the ability to realistically assess project complexity. * Demonstrated track record of going above and beyond for customers. Strong candidates may also have * Experience writing and profiling highly performant Rust code. * Experience improving reliability through chaos engineering and load testing. * Experience building scalable cloud services on multiple cloud provider platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). * Interest in the theory and practice of high-availability systems (hands-on experience or an M.Sc./Ph.D. in the domain is a plus). 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. ## Description We are looking for a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team as we execute on a multi-year roadmap and prepare to launch and rapidly scale services that handle petabytes of data. Come do some of the most interesting work of your career as we Think Big and Go Far for our customers! This role can be based out of our New York City office (hybrid working model) or remotely in the North America region. What you'll do * Design, build, and operate control plane services powering an elastic and multi-tenant storage layer for thousands of database instances. * Solve problems around maintaining high availability and performance during load spikes, hardware failures, cloud provider outages, and other disruptions. * Contribute to a culture of operational excellence through dashboards, playbooks, and on-call improvements. * Lead complex technical projects from planning through successful deployment with clear stakeholder updates. * Partner closely with peers across database, cloud, and infrastructure engineering teams as well as project management to investigate incidents and develop long-term roadmaps. * Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment. ## Related Videos - [Protector Of The Realm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/591-protector-of-the-realm) - [40 Minutes to Build a Serverless COVID-19 REST and GraphQL APIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/208-40-minutes-to-build-a-serverless-covid-19-rest-and-graphql-apis) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Debugging in the Dark](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1658-debugging-in-the-dark) - [Scaling: from 0 to 20 million users](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/676-scaling-from-0-to-20-million-users) - [Software Engineering Social Connection: Yubo’s lean approach to scaling an 80M-user infrastructure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1583-software-engineering-social-connection-yubo-s-lean-approach-to-scaling-an-80m-user-infrastructure) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Building AI Solutions with Rust and Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/494-building-ai-solutions-with-rust-and-docker) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)