Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join 3Pillar Global as a senior software engineer and contribute to transformative projects in various industries. This remote position, open only to Czech Republic residents, requires collaborating with a global team to design and implement new features for MongoDB. You will analyze and enhance performance, participate in code reviews, and engage with the open-source community. Mentoring junior developers and contributing to upstream projects are also key responsibilities. The ideal candidate possesses extensive C++ experience, a strong understanding of NoSQL databases, and experience with various development tools.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in C++ 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 Server for MongoDB’s core functionality
• Analyze and enhance MongoDB's performance by working with storage engines (e.g., WiredTiger), developing optimizations for high-throughput environments, and debugging performance bottlenecks
• 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 Server for MongoDB’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

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep and hands-on experience with memory management, multithreading, and system-level programming
• Contributions to MongoDB or similar open-source projects that demonstrate your expertise and community engagement
• Experience in Linux systems administration, including suitable expertise with file systems, hardware, and networking

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
• We’re big on your well-being – as a company, we spend a whole trimester in our annual cycle focused on wellbeing. Whether it is taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging generous time off, we want all of our team members operating at their best
• Our professional services model enables us to accelerate career growth and development opportunities - across projects, offerings, and industries