Software Engineer – Backend (University Grad) – MongoDB
MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) is the world's most popular document database, used by 47,000+ customers and downloaded 500+ million times. MongoDB Atlas — the cloud-native database-as-a-service — runs across AWS, Azure, and GCP, powering applications at EA, Toyota, Verizon, and eBay. MongoDB's engineering teams work on challenging distributed systems problems: consensus algorithms, distributed transactions, query optimization, and storage engine development at the cutting edge of database engineering. We are hiring University Grad Backend Engineers in New York to join MongoDB's core engineering teams building the next generation of the world's most beloved database.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to MongoDB's core database engine — implementing new query operators, index types, and aggregation pipeline stages
- Build Atlas cloud platform services in Go — including cluster management, automated backups, and cross-region replication
- Develop MongoDB's distributed transaction and replication systems implementing the Raft consensus protocol
- Optimize MongoDB's WiredTiger storage engine for performance on modern NVMe SSDs and large memory systems
- Build Atlas search and vector search capabilities leveraging Apache Lucene for full-text and AI-powered semantic search
- Write comprehensive unit, integration, and performance tests ensuring correctness and reliability of database operations
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering
- Strong proficiency in C++, Go, Java, or Python
- Solid CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and database concepts
- Understanding of distributed systems concepts (consensus, replication, consistency models) is highly valued
- Passion for databases, systems programming, and building infrastructure that other developers rely on
Benefits
- Competitive salary with MongoDB equity RSUs and annual bonus
- MongoDB Atlas credits for personal project development
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with MongoDB matching
- MongoDB University courses and certification paths for professional growth