MongoDB

4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Query (Optimization)

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Job Summary

Lead and contribute to a distributed open-source query optimizer for MongoDB, focusing on parsing, optimization, and plan selection within the Query Optimization team. You will influence architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams (drivers, cloud services, support) to advance a high-performance query engine for transactional, time-series, and analytical workloads.

Location: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Innovate in the area of flexible schema databases and help build a world-class query optimization system.
•Research state-of-the-art query systems to inform design decisions and direction.
•Set initiative level strategy, architect plans, and lead the team toward successful execution.
•Advise management on roadmap, processes, architecture and design decisions.
•Identify, design, implement, test, and support new features related to query performance and robustness, diagnostics, and integration with other products and tools.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 159,000 - 221,000 annually

Key Requirements

•10+ years of experience in data management systems
•Experience with building production-level code with a large user base, robust design structure and rigorous code quality
•Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
•Experience with large code bases written in C++ or another systems programming language
•Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines, as well as hands-on or academic experience in the database domain

Experience:10+ yearsDatabasesDistributed systems

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership

Languages:English

Tech Stack:C++

Company Brief

MongoDB

Develops MongoDB, a leading general-purpose, document-based database platform that enables developers and enterprises to build scalable, high-performance applications with flexible data models and cloud-native capabilities.

Industry: Data Infrastructure

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2007

Glassdoor: 4.1

Website LinkedIn

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MongoDB

4 months ago

Staff Software Engineer, Query (Optimization)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 11 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Innovate in the area of flexible schema databases and help build a world-class query optimization system.
•Research state-of-the-art query systems to inform design decisions and direction.
•Set initiative level strategy, architect plans, and lead the team toward successful execution.
•Advise management on roadmap, processes, architecture and design decisions.
•Identify, design, implement, test, and support new features related to query performance and robustness, diagnostics, and integration with other products and tools.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 159,000 - 221,000 annually

Key Requirements

•10+ years of experience in data management systems
•Experience with building production-level code with a large user base, robust design structure and rigorous code quality
•Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
•Experience with large code bases written in C++ or another systems programming language
•Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines, as well as hands-on or academic experience in the database domain

Experience:10+ yearsDatabasesDistributed systems

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingLeadership

Languages:English

Tech Stack:C++

Company Brief

MongoDB

Industry: Data Infrastructure

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: New York, United States

Founded: 2007

Glassdoor: 4.1

Website LinkedIn