# Senior Software Engineer, Observability

**Company:** [MongoDB](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mongodb)
**Location:** Dublin, Ireland
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, C#, Go, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kafka, Warpstream, Flink, Algorithms, Data Structures, Distributed Systems, Database Indexing, Observability, MongoDB
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Build and maintain scalable observability systems for MongoDB Atlas, including telemetry, diagnostics, and actionable database insights. The role requires at least five years of backend or full-stack engineering experience, strong distributed-systems skills, and proficiency in a compiled language.

## Job Description

## Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer
- Backend engineering experience with willingness to take on frontend tasks, or full-stack development with a backend bias
- Experience writing backend systems in a compiled language such as Java, C#, or Go
- Experience designing and architecting modern, scalable web applications
- Experience troubleshooting difficult problems in distributed environments and at the database diagnostic or operational level
- Familiarity with debugging and troubleshooting production issues
- Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and time and space complexity
- Collaborative, approachable, curious, and intellectually honest mindset
- Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with new technologies

## Nice to Haves
- Experience with distributed event-streaming platforms such as Kafka or WarpStream
- Experience with event-processing platforms such as Flink
- Experience developing code observability tools
- Experience with TypeScript, React, and Node.js, particularly maintaining dependency ecosystems
- Knowledge of database internals and tuning mechanisms, particularly indexing

## Responsibilities
- Design, write, and maintain observability code and features
- Contribute to and lead complex technical projects
- Investigate large-scale distributed production issues
- Collaborate on codebase development, best practices, and design principles
- Work with customers and support engineers to resolve issues
- Participate in the on-call rotation
- Mentor junior team members

## Compensation and Benefits
- Supportive and enriching employee culture
- Employee affinity groups
- Fertility assistance
- Generous parental leave policy

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