Software Engineer 3 — The Rocks, Sydney

Expired

This is a Software Engineer 3 role with one of the leading companies in AU right now MongoDB with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at MongoDB The Storage Engines team is building WiredTiger, a cutting-edge open-source storage engine. WiredTiger employs modern hardware architectures and software algorithms to achieve extraordinary performance for the most intricate applications. This team includes database engineering pioneers with decades of experience who are considered deep domain specialists. We are a diverse collection of people globally distributed, with different backgrounds, levels of domain knowledge, viewpoints, and experiences. We are all working together to tackle the obstacles of a fast-growing and ever-demanding data storage technology to keep MongoDB ahead of customers’ expectations. Are you an experienced software engineer seeking a new opportunity to make a high-impact contribution to the database industry? Do you thrive when debugging high-concurrency systems with peers? Then look no further The storage backend is the lowest layer in the MongoDB stack, each contribution has a high impact on the product. We are currently working on a major re-architecture for Atlas (our database-as-a-service offering), improving performance for our largest customers and enabling additional workloads. We are looking to speak to candidates based in Sydney for our hybrid working model. Technical Qualifications - 3 years of professional software development experience - Familiarity with C or C++ - Professional/advanced academic expertise in the domains of systems, distributed systems, or databases is preferred, but not required Candidate Profile - You have excellent communication skills, which you use to collaborate with colleagues. You use your time effectively, make considered assessments of project complexity, and respect others who do the same - You love designing, writing, testing, and debugging maintainable software. You endeavour for well-thought-out solutions - You believe there is more value in working as a team than in the sum of singular contributions, and that everyone is accountable for a quality product - You are willing, able, and inspired to learn new things. You are not afraid to admit you don’t know something - You are excited about (and maybe even have experience) mentoring others Position Expectations - Understand and improve the current functionality of WiredTiger - Make design and coding contributions to the team's projects covering new features and architecture improvements - Work with other engineers to coordinate seamless changes in a feature-rich, large codebase - Estimate task complexity and report progress and risks to peers and managers - Plan and implement a small-to-medium complexity project and identify when the work needs to be broken down into smaller parts. - Fix code defects and work with support to diagnose and remediate customer issues - Adapt and adhere to the team norms and the company's core values Success Measures - In the first month, you will understand the high-level architecture of WiredTiger - In three months, you will actively engage in code review for changes from your peers and will investigate and resolve issues reported by customers or found in testing - In six months, you will contribute to the development of a project slated for the next release of MongoDB and participate in the design review for new features - In twelve months, you are influencing the development of a new feature and are helping to mentor new engineers on the team To drive the personal growth and business impact of our staff, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From staff affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our staff 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 If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like MongoDB. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at MongoDB. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.