Staff Software Engineer, MongoDB

Tools (MERN Stack)

Salary not provided
React
Docker
Kubernetes
TypeScript
Node.js
Terraform
Jenkins
Ansible
Jest
Mocha
Playwright
Expert level
Dublin
MongoDB

Developer data platform

Open for applications

MongoDB

Developer data platform

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataCloud Computing

Open for applications

Salary not provided
React
Docker
Kubernetes
TypeScript
Node.js
Terraform
Jenkins
Ansible
Jest
Mocha
Playwright
Expert level
Dublin

1001+ employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataCloud Computing

Company mission

To empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data.

Role

Who you are

  • We are seeking an experienced Principal or Senior Staff Software Engineer with a strong background in full-stack web development, specializing in NodeJS, React, TypeScript, and frameworks such as Express
  • This position requires a proactive problem-solver with excellent communication skills and a commitment to staying current with industry trends and technologies
  • Excellent English communication skills (verbal, and written)
  • Minimum 9 years of experience architecting and developing full-stack web applications, with a minimum of 2 years as a staff software engineer on a software development team
  • Demonstrable mastery of NodeJS and TypeScript, with in-depth knowledge of React, and libraries/frameworks such as Express or NextJS
  • Strong understanding of RESTful API development using NodeJS and related technologies and libraries
  • In-depth understanding of software development concepts such as scalability, observability, software design patterns, performance optimization, and web application security principles and practices
  • Demonstrated ability to actively engage in coding and software development tasks, leading by example and staying current with the latest development practices
  • Deep knowledge and hands-on expertise with continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines. Familiarity with tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, and others
  • Proficiency in unit testing, and good working knowledge of integration testing, and end-to-end testing using frameworks like Jest, Mocha, Playwright, or similar
  • Working knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible)
  • Proven track record of leading and mentoring other team members, leading technical discussions for resolving conflicts, and obtaining alignment on technical decisions

Desirable

  • Hands-on experience with leveraging GenAI for developer productivity
  • Hands-on experience with implementing GenAI features in web apps
  • Experience with developer productivity concepts and frameworks such as DORA, SPACE, and DevEx

What the job involves

  • In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing and developing robust, scalable, and secure web applications, leveraging your deep expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies
  • You will help lead the architecture and implementation of new features, optimize performance, and ensure code quality through thorough testing and best practices in software development
  • Your role involves actively and consistently engaging in hands-on coding to drive projects to completion
  • You will mentor other software engineers, foster a collaborative team environment, and contribute to the overall technical direction of the projects
  • Success in this role will be measured by your ability to deliver high-quality software on time, lead major initiatives, and continuously improve the development processes and technical standards within the team
  • This role demands a seasoned professional who can establish credibility quickly and easily in related technical areas, demonstrating their ability to influence and guide the team effectively
  • Moreover, they should leverage their technical credibility to obtain consensus on different topics within the team, fostering collaboration and ensuring that technical decisions are well-informed and supported by team members
  • First 3 Months:
  • Fully understand the team’s tech stack, tools, and processes
  • Establish strong working relationships with team members and key stakeholders
  • Participate actively in code reviews and contribute to the team’s coding standards
  • Identify and document any immediate areas for process improvements
  • First 6 Months:
  • Lead the development of a mid-sized project from planning to deployment
  • Mentor junior engineers and facilitate knowledge sharing within the team
  • Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions
  • First 9 Months:
  • Lead multiple projects or significant features, ensuring high-quality delivery
  • Implement at least one major process improvement that enhances team productivity
  • Facilitate cross-functional team collaborations to ensure alignment and synergy
  • First 12 Months:
  • Drive strategic initiatives that align with the team’s long-term goals
  • Innovate and implement solutions that significantly improve product performance or scalability
  • Be recognized as one of the go-to technical experts and trusted advisors within the organization

Our take

MongoDB is an open-source, cross-platform, document-oriented database system. It stores data as JSON-like documents and is written in C++, Go, JavaScript and Python.

Essentially, the company develops tools and blueprints to help businesses and organisations modernise their legacy applications, migrating them to the MongoDB database and the MongoDB Atlas cloud database. With this initiative, MongoDB is particularly taking aim at Oracle customers with ageing applications running on the Oracle relational database system.

Since its release, MongoDB has become one of the most popularly used NoSQL database systems due to its ease of use and efficiency. It is also the fastest-growing database ecosystem, and boasts hundreds of millions of downloads. Recently, the company announced a partnership with Patronus AI, an automated evaluation and security platform, through which it will bring automated LLM evaluation and testing capabilities to enterprise customers.

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Insights

Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

13% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Jan 2015

$80m

SERIES G

Oct 2013

$150m

SERIES F

Total funding: $311.1m

Company benefits

  • Rich health insurance coverage
  • Virtual & on-site fitness classes
  • Health screenings & telemedicine
  • Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
  • Global and internal mobility opportunities
  • Equity & Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Pension & retirement programs
  • Income Protection
  • Flexible PTO is offered to every US employee & competitive time off policies for non-US employees
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Mental health counseling
  • Free meditation app access
  • Fertility & adoption financial assistance
  • Parental counseling for new parents
  • 20 weeks of fully paid gender neutral parental leave & flexible work arrangements
  • 4 weeks of emergency care leave

Company values

  • Think Big, Go Far
  • Build Together
  • Embrace the Power of Differences
  • Be Intellectually Honest
  • Own What You Do
  • Make it Matter

Company HQ

Theater District, New York, NY

Leadership

Dwight Merriman

(Co-Founder)

Previously CTO and Co-founder at DoubleClick for 10 years, and Chairman at AlleyCorp for 15 years.

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