3Pillar Global is hiring a
Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join our software development team as a senior Go software engineer to design, develop, and optimize new Backup for MongoDB features.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in Go development and object-oriented design
• Strong understanding of NoSQL databases and large-scale distributed systems, preferably MongoDB
• Strong knowledge of compression and encryption algorithms and techniques
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, and Travis
• Experience with high concurrency threading models, atomics, and locking primitives
• Knowledge of various programming and scripting languages such as BASH, Perl, and Python
• Working with tools like profiler, gdb and strace for debugging

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a geographically distributed team to design and implement new features that extend Backup for MongoDB’s core functionality
• Analyze and enhance the performance of Backup for MongoDB by optimizing backup processes, managing high-throughput data transfers, and debugging performance bottlenecks related to concurrency, I/O operations, and resource consumption (memory, CPU, network)
• Participate in code reviews to ensure high-quality software. Engage with the broader MongoDB open-source community by submitting and reviewing pull requests (PRs) and addressing issues the community raises
• Work closely with product managers, QA teams, and community contributors to shape PSMDB’s roadmap and prioritize features that bring the most outstanding value
• Build robust and resilient database solutions focusing on ensuring data integrity, fault tolerance, and high availability across distributed systems
• Contribute to upstream projects we leverage to bring our solutions to the community
• Serve as a mentor to junior developers, guiding best practices in software design, coding, testing, and debugging, particularly in large-scale distributed database systems
• Blog, present, and evangelize our software to help increase adoption and keep our thriving community growing
• Engage with other departments to ensure we’re delivering value-driven solutions

Benefits

• Flexible work environment – whether it's the office, your home, or a blend of both
• Part of a global team, learning from top talent around the world and across cultures, speaking English everyday
• Well-being – taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging generous time off
• Professional services model enabling career growth and development opportunities - across projects, offerings, and industries