Staff Software Engineer, Query (Optimization)
MongoDBBoston, Massachusetts, United States • New York, New York, United States • Dublin, Ireland • Seattle, Washington, United States • Palo Alto, California, United States • Chicago, Illinois, United States
Posted February 12, 2026
151000 - 297000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
MongoDB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market.
Job Description
Join the MongoDB Server Query Optimization team and help us build a world-class distributed open-source query optimizer. We have a presence across the US and Europe and support office-based and remote work. We have tons of interesting problems to solve with a direct impact on users for transactional, time-series, and analytical workloads.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data management systems
- Experience with building production-level code with a large user base, robust design structure and rigorous code quality
- Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
- Experience with large code bases written in C++ or another systems programming language
- Passion for the theory and practice of database query engines, as well as hands-on or academic experience in the database domain
Benefits
- 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
- Health benefits offerings