Software Engineer 3, Atlas Search Systems
Builds and maintains scalable backend infrastructure for Atlas Search, MongoDB's multi-cloud search service. Requires 2+ years experience with distributed systems, multithreaded apps, public clouds, and Java.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design, implementation, and support of projects that improve the scalability of Atlas Search to make using it a seamless experience for even the largest workloads
- Work with a collaborative team that prioritizes sound technical decision-making and building systems that our customers love and that we are proud of as engineers
- Have the opportunity to lead projects and own subsystems
- Provide input on the team’s roadmap and help determine the architecture of our system
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, testing, and maintaining industrial-strength backend software and automation in complex codebases
- Experience developing distributed systems and multithreaded applications
- Familiarity with public cloud platforms, distributed infrastructure, and metric-based development
- Experience with at least one modern statically typed programming language, and interest in working with Java
- Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills and enthusiasm for collaborating closely with colleagues
- A growth mindset and the desire to learn quickly through taking on challenges, reflecting on outcomes, and incorporating feedback
- A strong sense of ownership over their work, from initial design all the way through maintaining code in production
Skills
Java, Distributed Systems, Multithreaded Applications, Public Cloud Platforms, AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, MongoDB, Backend Development, Scalability
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