Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Go Software Engineer and play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing new Backup for MongoDB features. Collaborate with a geographically distributed team, engage with the MongoDB open-source community, and work closely with product managers and QA teams. Build robust database solutions, mentor junior developers, and contribute to upstream projects. Help increase software adoption by blogging and presenting. This role requires strong Go development experience, knowledge of NoSQL databases, and experience with CI/CD tools. We offer a flexible work environment, global team opportunities, and focus on employee well-being.

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 products and tools around MongoDB
• 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 MongoDB tools 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 in Percona to ensure we’re delivering value-driven solutions

Preferred Qualifications

Proven experience with AI/ML technologies and a strong enthusiasm for building intelligent systems

Benefits

• Imagine a flexible work environment – whether it's the office, your home, or a blend of both
• From interviews to onboarding, we embody a remote-first approach
• You will be part of a global team, learning from top talent around the world and across cultures, speaking English everyday
• Our global workforce enables our team to leverage global resources to accomplish our work in efficient and effective teams
• 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