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Software Engineer (Internal Query Engine Testing Tools), Query

MongoDB
Dublin, Ireland
1 day ago
full-time

Skills & Technologies

JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonSoftware DevelopmentEnd-to-End TestingNoSQLMongoDBMakeAutomation

Job Description

The MongoDB Query Testing Tools Team is hiring Software Engineers who want to join us in building a state-of-the-art distributed query system. Our Team builds tooling that allows us to ship Query Engine features with high confidence in both correctness and performance, making it a great fit if you like seeing your work protect real customers at scale. The team develops advanced testing frameworks (end-to-end testing, fuzzing, property-based testing) as well as performance measurement tools, including high-volume workload generation tools.

The team is part of the Query organization which is responsible for the MongoDB Query Language and the lifecycle of each query, from parsing to optimization to plan selection; our engineers work on maintaining and improving our optimization and execution frameworks and building new query language features to help power our customers' critical workloads. Throughout all our work, our highest priority is always ensuring that customer queries are answered correctly. The successful applicant will be responsible for helping us to maintain the highest standards of quality through rigorous development, testing and automation strategies.

This role can be based out of our Dublin office, or remotely in the Ireland region.

Candidate Profile

3+ years of experience in software development and/or performance engineering.

Fluency in Python, Javascript or Typescript

Enjoys chasing down difficult problems in a distributed environment

Able to make complex concepts easy to grasp in written and spoken English

Able to decompose and solve complex problems and can rapidly iterate by validating new hypotheses and rethinking current assumptions

Demonstrating hands-on experience working with relational or NoSQL databases is a plus

B.Sc. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience. Advanced degrees of experience in database query engines is a plus

Experience in developing automation test frameworks is a plus.

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