Software Engineer, MongoDB

• You are a product-focused engineer who is adept at crafting maintainable code
• You work well in a team and have the expertise to get the job done while remaining respectful in your approach
• You are genuinely interested in finding the best solution for users and earnestly consider differing viewpoints while leaving your ego aside
• A strong understanding of TypeScript or Python (we’re on Python3)
• At least 3 years of experience writing code for web applications
• Familiarity with Python backend frameworks such as FastAPI, Django, and Flask
• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration and deployment
• Knowledge of AWS services such as Lambdas, ECS, S3 CloudStorage, and CloudWatch logs
• Knowledge of React for developing and integrating front-end components
• A desire to learn and help shape our coding practices
• Experience actively participating in constructive and respectful code reviews
• Knowledge of web security best practices
• The ability to write tests and provide support for the code you write
• The ability to perform complex programming tasks and make well-reasoned design decisions and tradeoffs
• An interest in online education
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, AWS Cloudformation)

Desirable

• Our back-end stack employs Python, Django, FastAPI, and MongoDB, deployed using Kubernetes and Docker on AWS service
• Some tasks may involve direct customization using vanilla JavaScript, CSS, and TypeScript to enhance the platform's functionality and user experience
• Our front end is React based, and we use a combination of REST and GraphQL to marshal data between the two layers
• Participate in code reviews
• Design and implement backend software components
• Collaborate with other engineers and product managers to deliver new features and products for MongoDB University
• Customize features using vanilla JavaScript, TypeScript, and React as needed
• Work with third-party integrations to expand platform capabilities
• Success Measures:
• Within 3 months
• You’re familiar with our codebase, development practices, tools, and processes
• You will have contributed to at least one major project
• You’ve written tests for our backend components
• Within 6 months
• Taken on a well-scoped project
• Given a well-defined task, you can drive it to completion independently
• Within 12 months
• You’ve developed and shipped a project from concept to production
• You’ve provided guidance to other team members