Job Description
The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC the worldwide database software market which it refers to as the database management systems software market was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.
The Query Integration team is focused on building user-facing features on top of the core query engine and helping to integrate query with other products in the MongoDB ecosystem. This includes enhancing our time-series product extending language support for analytics helping grow our Atlas Search and Vector Search products with database support and adding workload telemetry to provide greater insight into how our database is used. Most of our development is in C++ but prior experience in C++ is not required. Our testing infrastructure is written in JavaScript and Python.
This role can be based out of our US or Canadian offices or remotely in the North America region.
Candidate Profile- 5+ years of experience in computer programming
- Experience in databases and/or data management systems is a huge plus but not a requirement
- Hands-on experience building industrial-strength software
- Solid computer science fundamentals with strong competencies in data structures algorithms and software design/architecture
- Experience with large code bases preferably in C++
- B.Sc. in Computer Science or similar field or equivalent practical experience
- Interest in the theory and practice of database query engines. Hands-on experience or M.Sc./Ph.D in the domain is a plus
- Understand and improve current functionality of the MongoDB query engine
- Contribute high quality C++ code and give and solicit feedback in code reviews
- Identify design implement test and support new features related to query performance and robustness query language enhancements diagnostics for query performance problems and integration with other products and tools
- Work constructively with peers to deliver excellent technical solutions
- 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
- In six months you’ll have taken on code review responsibilities and are independently delivering complex functionality and squashing bugs independently
- In twelve months you’re contributing to the design of major new features and are helping to mentor new engineers on the team
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 over 60000 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.
To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB and help us make an impact on the world!
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 Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
Req. ID: 1273417264
MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set experience qualifications and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity 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 access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage and health benefits offerings. Please note the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.
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04/22/2026
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