MongoDB · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, Server Security
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $270K/yr
10+ years expMongoDB is seeking highly technical candidates for a role on the Server Security team as a Staff Software Engineer. The role involves implementing features related to security and cryptography, leading security investigations, and collaborating with various teams to enhance the security posture of MongoDB's core server.
Cloud ComputingDatabaseOpen SourceSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Implement, test, and support new features related to cryptography, security engineering, and compliance assurance, in a large feature-rich C++ codebase
Assist fellow engineers in, and be an advocate for, writing secure, well-reasoned and high-quality features
Collaborate with other teams in engineering, cloud services, support, consulting, training, and marketing to coordinate feature rollouts and changes
Design and lead complex projects to improve our security posture
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on security
Ability to diagnose thorny technical issues central to databases: distributed systems, data replication, query optimization, data storage, OS internals, concurrency and scheduling, networking, etc
Expertise in common network security protocols, fundamental cryptographic principles, and related technologies: e.g., TLS, Private/Public Key Cryptography, PKI, Hashing, CRLs, token-based auth, etc
Experience supporting production environments, and/or working directly with end-users to investigate and diagnose highly technical security issues
Ability to read and understand the intent of code and stack traces in many languages, especially C++
Ability to stand for code quality and software design best practices
Ability to quickly grok and clearly synthesize implications of system behavior
Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) as you will be working with users from all over the world with very diverse backgrounds, as well as with a highly technical engineering team
Benefits
Equity
Participation in the employee stock purchase program
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
Company
MongoDB
MongoDB is a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Jim Scharf
Chief Technology Officer
Ronnen Miller
SVP, Global Technical Services
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