Software Engineer 3

The ideal candidate for this role will have

• 3-4 years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem
• Expertise integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into the developer workflow to automate unit test generation and edge-case discovery
• Experience building developer tools, infrastructure, or complex testing frameworks
• Solid experience in software architecture and development
• Deep expertise in application/database modernization with proven ability to design and implement frameworks that ensure database state equivalence across different implementations
• Must understand change data capture, event-driven database interception (MongoDB listeners, RDBMS triggers), and state comparison algorithms with pattern-based exclusions. Strong Spring Boot (or equivalent Java framework), MongoDB (or equivalent), and JDBC/JPA skills required
• Extensive experience with relational and document data modeling and hands-on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc) and at least one document database (e.g. MongoDB)
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and their time and space complexity
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Position Expectations

• Contribute high-quality, well-tested code to the modernization and framework team and its surrounding services
• Collaborate effectively with Product Management, other engineers, and designers to build and deliver on the product roadmap
• Participate actively in code reviews to enforce best practices and patterns
• Help troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in our distributed systems
• Give and solicit feedback on technical design documents and pull requests
• Perform tasks related to process such as CI/CD, quality, testing, etc

Success Measures

Within the first three months, you will have:

• Familiarize yourself with the MongoDB Modernization Infrastructure & Frameworks stack
• Set up software development infrastructure (tech stack, build tools, etc) to enable development using the relevant tech stacks
• Started collaborating with your peers and contributed to code reviews and design reviews

Within six months, you will have:

• Familiarised yourself with the rest of our the application modernization tool stack
• Delivered at least one large scale feature that spans the entire tech stack
• Reviewed and contributed to scope and technical design documents

Within 12 months, you will have:

• Become a key contributor to our stack, capable of taking on complex features independently
• Helped recruit and interview new members of the team
• Collaborated effectively with other teams at MongoDB on cross-functional projects