Description
The Storage Layer Services team at MongoDB is re-architecting the MongoDB Cloud Storage Layer. We're looking for a Staff Engineer to join the team in Sydney, working closely with other teams in Sydney and North America.
As a Staff Engineer, you will be directly responsible for delivering on goals which span a 6-18 month timeframe. You will play a key role in defining the roadmap for the next 12 months, writing well-tested, production-ready code in Rust, and acting as a force multiplier across the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Deliver on goals spanning 6-18 months
- Define the roadmap for the next 12 months
- Write well-tested, production-ready code in Rust
- Act as a force multiplier across the organization
- Drive improvements to processes and tools
- Use observability stack to inform decisions and measure impact
- Investigate performance regressions and guide the team
- Champion a culture of operational excellence
- Help cultivate a strong talent bench
- Develop, maintain and apply expertise on cutting-edge database and distributed systems research
- Handle time-sensitive customer escalations
- Propose and advocate for high-impact projects
- Drive consensus on complex issues
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in programming, debugging, and performance tuning highly concurrent and/or distributed systems
- Experience in a systems language (C, C++, Rust, etc.)
- Track record as an effective technical leader
- Solid grasp of related systems fundamentals
- Comfortable reasoning about highly concurrent, asynchronous services
- Experience with large, highly available, scalable and performant systems
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills
- Enjoy learning new things in computer science and software engineering
Success Measures:
- In the first month: understand the high-level architecture of SLS, fix bugs, and develop relationships with key stakeholders
- In three months: diagnose and fix customer or testing-reported issues, contribute to SLS development, and ship first feature to production
- In six months: mentor other engineers, lead development of a new feature, and involve yourself in planning and roadmapping efforts
- In twelve months: ship multiple major contributions, own a department-level goal
Benefits:
- 5 weeks annual leave
- 22 weeks paid parental leave
- Family forming assistance
- Subsidised health & dental insurance
- Classpass credits, Headspace subscription, and Vaccination vouchers
- In-office lunch up to 3 days per week