Senior Software Engineer, Server Security

MongoDB is a leading data platform company empowering customers to innovate rapidly. The Senior Software Engineer in Server Security will focus on building features that secure database users' data globally, utilizing distributed systems fundamentals to enhance MongoDB's security posture.

Responsibilities:

• Build and test new security features in a large, feature-rich C++ codebase
• Work across engineering, cloud services, and support teams to coordinate feature rollouts and changes
• Stand for code quality and security best practices, assisting fellow engineers in writing well-reasoned, secure code
• Use strong diagnostic intuition to solve thorny technical issues related to distributed systems, concurrency, and OS internals

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems
• Proficiency in a compiled language (C++, Rust, Go, Java, or similar). Technical interviews will be conducted in a compiled language of your choice
• Ability to reason about how specific design choices impact a distributed system like MongoDB
• Understands modern computer architecture and internals to the degree that they can reason about how specific design choices plays out in a system like MongoDB
• Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture
• Excellent communication skills to synthesize complex technical implications for diverse stakeholders