Role overview

Staff Software Engineer- Query Execution

Requirements and responsibilities

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Candidate Profile

  • 10+ years of hands-on, professional experience in query engine development or database internals
  • 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. You'll need to trace down defects, estimate work complexity, and design evolution and integration strategies as we rewrite different components of the system
  • Proven track record of technical leadership: demonstrated ability to define and drive roadmaps for a component over the medium term
  • Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines, as well as hands-on or academic experience in the database domain

Position Expectations

  • Play a key role in defining the 12-month roadmap for Query Execution by researching state-of-the-art systems and leveraging your deep knowledge of industry trends to provide technical vision and direction
  • Take direct responsibility for delivering on long-term (6-18 month) goals to innovate in high-performance query execution and other areas of responsibility, co-ordinating initiative-level strategy and personally writing well-tested, production-ready C++ code
  • Advise management on key decisions related to our architecture and processes, and collaborate with stakeholders across the company on large initiatives
  • Influence and grow team members through active mentoring, coaching, and leading by example, helping to cultivate a strong talent bench through interviewing and knowledge sharing

Success Measures

  • In three months you’ll have contributed to the development of a project slated for the next major version, as well as fixed a few bugs in a minor version of our latest stable release series; You'll have learned about MongoDB's project lifecycle, and our long-term goals for the system
  • In six months, you’ll have taken on code review responsibilities and are playing an active role in drafting and reviewing the design for new features. You have expanded the team's horizons by presenting a favorite paper or system architecture related to query systems
  • In twelve months, on the basis of your extensive past experience in the query space, you have contributed to the long-term technical roadmap of the MongoDB Query team by directly owning and driving a component level roadmap
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