MongoDB · 3 days ago
Lead Engineer, Query
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $270K/yrMongoDB is a leading database platform empowering innovation at the speed of the market. They are seeking a Lead Engineer to manage a team of software engineers, ensuring their success and facilitating their technical work while contributing to coding and project management.
Cloud ComputingDatabaseOpen SourceSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Manage a team of software engineers, responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical work
Makes coding contributions to the team’s projects as needed
Provides feedback on the architecture of the system and the design of new features
Ensures that the team is running smoothly by helping to eliminate technical barriers, coordinating with other teams regarding dependencies, and focusing on the overall happiness of the team
Contributes to planning for organizational growth, including allocation of engineering resources, future hiring plans, and assignment of projects
Sets team culture by example
Estimates the delivery timeline for projects, and communicates well with upper management regarding project execution
Qualification
Required
Experience 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
Proficient in C++ or a similar programming language
Experience managing small engineering teams
Passionate about running teams, mentorship, and coaching
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.
Founded in 2007
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$311MKey Investors
SalesforceEquityZenT. Rowe Price
2024-11-14Post Ipo Equity
2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt
2018-03-06Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Jim Scharf
Chief Technology Officer
Ronnen Miller
SVP, Global Technical Services
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