Senior Software Engineer, Database Integration & Observability

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Software Engineer, Database Integration & Observability

Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Database Integration & Observability team, you will drive core initiatives across ecosystem integrations, change data capture & streaming, and database observability. You will connect the MongoDB query engine with ecosystem products, enhance Change Streams for real-time event tracking, and build diagnostics such as query shape statistics, logging systems, and process-level metrics.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize integrations connecting the MongoDB query engine with the broader ecosystem
• Write clean, maintainable, high-performance C++ code and participate in code reviews and design discussions
• Lead projects end-to-end from initial design through implementation and production support
• Collaborate cross-functionally to define technical roadmaps and deliver robust engineering solutions

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software development and/or performance engineering
• Experience with large backend/compiled codebases (e.g., Rust or C/C++)
• Solid CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and software design architecture
• Strong interest in database internals, query engines, and distributed systems architecture (hands-on or advanced degree in databases is a plus)
• Experience with observability tooling such as time series metrics and dashboards

Benefits

• Equity and participation in the employee stock purchase program
• Flexible paid time off
• 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• 401(k) plan
• Mental health counseling
• Transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage and health benefits (U.S.-based candidates)
• Base salary range (U.S.): $126,000–$248,000 USD