Strong background in building core components for high-scale compute and data distributed systems.
8+ years of experience in distributed systems or foundational cloud services, with proficiency in Python, Go, and Java.
Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, and performance tuning of distributed systems.
Experience leading projects involving distributed systems infrastructure from conception to delivery, managing teams of 15-20 people.
Good verbal and written communication skills, with a collaborative mindset.
Bonus points for experience with containerization (e.g., Kubernetes) and AI frameworks.
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to teams developing AI application deployment technologies.
Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to define and evolve the service.
Design, build, and deliver well-tested core components of the platform.
Shape architecture, conduct code reviews, and enhance development practices.
Mentor fellow engineers and take ownership of projects.
Benefits
Flexible work location within Canada in the Eastern Time zone.
Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in AI and distributed systems.
Collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.
Chance to mentor and lead engineering talent.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Staff Engineer to join our growing team to provide technical direction and implement core parts of a new platform we are building to make it easier for customers to build AI applications using MongoDB.
As a Staff Engineer on this new team, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership to teams developing cutting edge technologies related to enabling deployment at scale of AI applications. You will take on challenging, high-visibility projects that improve and enhance the performance, scalability, and reliability of the distributed systems infrastructure for this new product.
This role can be based anywhere in Canada in the Eastern Time zone. Position Expectations
Work closely with product management, product engineering, product design peers as well as other teams within the company to define the first version and future evolution of the service
Design, build and deliver well-tested core pieces of the platform in collaboration with other vested parties
Contribute to shaping architecture, code reviews and development practices, developer experience as the teams and product grow
Mentor fellow engineers and assume ownership and accountability of projects
Qualifications
Strong background in building core components for high scale compute and data distributed systems
8+ years experience of building distributed systems, and/or foundational cloud services at scale and an interest in working with Python, Go and Java
Proven success in designing, writing, testing, debugging, performance tuning, possessing a strong grip on the foundational materials of computer science and maintaining distributed and/or highly concurrent software systems in large, long-lived code bases
Track record of identifying problems, implementing solutions and delivering complex projects in distributed systems or databases
Experience leading 15-20 people projects involving distributed systems infrastructure from conception to successful delivery.
Good verbal and written technical communication skills, desire to collaborate with colleagues
Bonus points for experience with containerization and orchestration platforms (e.g. Kubernetes) and AI frameworks and tools
Be a force multiplier in our software development process. Enable teams to deliver great products through leadership and technical contributions
Eager to learn, with a strong technical background
MongoDB's base salary range for this role in Canada is:
$187,000-$260,000 CAD
About MongoDB
MongoDB is a general purpose, document-based, distributed database built for modern application developers and for the cloud era. MongoDB is a leading NoSQL database that allows developers to build applications with ease and flexibility. MongoDB is used by many of the world's largest organizations to power their most critical applications. MongoDB is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the globe.
