Remote Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join MongoDB's Application Modernization team as a Senior Software Engineer to help customers transition their applications from relational databases to MongoDB. You'll be pivotal in creating tools that guide customers in this process, leveraging AI and traditional text processing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Java in building large-scale enterprise applications
• Proficiency in Javascript and familiarity with common database access patterns and frameworks in one or more languages
• Knowledge of enterprise-scale software architectures, application development methodologies, and software deployment and operations
• Experience developing enterprise applications using relational databases and employing SQL and stored procedures with Oracle, MS SQL Server, Sybase and/or PostgreSQL databases
• Experience in using and developing with MongoDB and JSON-based Document models is highly desirable
• Experience with tools and methodologies for code analysis, refactoring, and automated testing
• Problem-solving skills, including collaborating across disciplines and teams to devise creative solutions to technical and business challenges
• Willingness to dive into a complex domain, ask the right questions, and bring new software tools and technologies to solve customer problems
• Excellent communication skills (both spoken and written), within the team and in customer meetings
• A good understanding of Generative AI concepts, tools, and services is a big plus, as is any experience building new applications/tools using Generative AI
• A strong interest in how AI-supported toolchains can improve application development

Responsibilities

• Execute a comprehensive code modernisation strategy that aligns transitioned code with cutting-edge practices
• Design and optimise sophisticated code parsers to transform legacy code structures using techniques such as AST, into standardised formats
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement a code modernisation strategy, ensuring that transformed code aligns with modern software practices while preserving original functionality
• Develop and maintain a robust code parser to accurately interpret legacy code structures and convert them into a standardised format like an abstract syntax tree (AST)
• Provide thought leadership to the engineering team on using emerging technologies, frameworks and approaches to solve different problems
• Collaborate closely with product managers and other engineers to understand business priorities and propose new solutions
• Contribute and maintain the high quality of the codebase with tests that provide a high level of functional coverage and non-functional aspects with load testing, unit testing, integration testing, etc
• Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
• Define and improve business & product metrics to optimize the quality and cost of AI usage

Benefits

• 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