# Senior Software Engineer

**Company:** [MongoDB](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mongodb)
**Location:** Toronto, Canada
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** CA$158k – CA$220k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Java, Backend Software, Distributed Systems, Cloud Services, SaaS, Mongodb Query Language, Vector Search, RAG, System Architecture
**Posted:** 2026-08-20

> Build and lead backend systems for MongoDB’s integrated search platform, written in Java. The role requires 5+ years of backend software experience, distributed systems and cloud expertise, and strong ownership and collaboration skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and design an integrated search platform written in Java.
- Collaborate on technical decisions and build scalable, customer-focused systems.
- Lead projects and own subsystems.
- Help determine the team’s roadmap and system architecture.
- Review code and project designs, participate in team meetings, and mentor other engineers.

## Requirements
- **5+ years** of hands-on experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining industrial-strength backend software in a complex codebase.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages and techniques.
- Experience developing distributed systems, cloud services, and SaaS products.
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills.
- Strong ownership from initial design through production maintenance.
- Growth mindset and ability to learn quickly through challenges, reflection, and feedback.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary range in Canada: **$158,000–$220,000 CAD**.
- Benefits may include equity, employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks of fully paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, RRSP with employer match, mental health counseling, backup child and elder care, and health, dental, and vision benefits.

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