Lead Engineer, Server Programmability

Join and lead MongoDB’s Server Programmability team, helping build the core of a distributed database! Server Programmability’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, improving local server development experience and velocity, enhancing the programming model, and building low level reusable software components that can be leveraged by other teams working on the database.

Our team currently consists of six engineers, located both in New York City and fully remote. We operate close to the bottom of the stack, and have a lot of influence over the performance and robustness of our open source database as well as the development efficiency of the engineering team overall. Recently, we’ve built tooling to help support better modularization of the server codebase, migrated server unit testing to a well supported open-source framework, and are currently evaluating the feasibility of introducing coroutines to the Server codebase.

Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to work on a collaborative team that applies great engineering fundamentals to deliver the foundational components of a popular database, join us! Let’s change what’s possible for application developers, system architects, and database operators everywhere.

Note : This role can be based remotely in Canada.

You’re an ideal candidate if :

• You have 2 or more years of experience managing a team of software engineers
• You have strong technical judgment that you use to effectively guide engineering decisions
• You have first-hand experience developing complex systems in C++ (like databases, distributed systems, or high-performance applications) and you use this context to understand the challenges your team faces
• You enjoy coaching, career development, and creating growth opportunities to help your team reach their full potential
• You care about building a diverse, inclusive environment where engineers can do their best work
• You put the customer first and don't hesitate to cross team boundaries in search of the right solution

As a Lead Engineer, Server Programmability you will :

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About MongoDB

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.

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.

MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in Canada is :

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