This role can be based out of our Toronto office or remotely in the Ontario region.
Our ideal candidate will have
5+ years hands-on experience with Python (or related language) programming experience in industry
Experience in developer productivity or related infrastructural-focused role
Strong experience and knowledge of testing techniques focused on distributed systems
A demonstrated expertise of solid UX-focused design of CLIs for scalability and maintainability
A track record for mentoring team members
A proven ability to set and execute the vision for projects that have hit scaling limits
An appetite for continuous learning and improvement
A deep empathy and eagerness to understand and solve customer problems
A proven track record of ownership and drive from idea generation through idea execution
Experience working with remote teams
Bonus points if the candidate has experience with:
Software ecosystems that contain and routinely run a large number of tests, from unit-level through end-to-end
Database (or other large system) integration testing frameworks
Test fuzzing
TLA+ and its applications
C++, Java, and/or Go
Sanitizers and other static analysis tooling
Kubernetes testing
Software Architecture and Design Principles
Responsibilities
Take ownership of large areas of testing infrastructure
Design and develop critical features to evolve our test frameworks and tools
Produce and execute on strategies that reduce technical debt through iterative and strategic quality of life improvements
Meaningfully contribute to cohesive strategies to enable the development organization to build with confidence using the right tool for the job
Mentor and grow other developers
Show deep empathy towards other developers to understand their pain points and provide impactful solutions
Onboard quickly and successfully into unfamiliar tools and systems
Collaborate productively with colleagues at all stages of project lifecycle (ideation, requirements gathering, design, execution, and delivery)
Success Measures
Within 1 month, you will have completed several small engineering tasks. You will also have a very high-level understanding of the developer experience for the Server and Cloud teams at MongoDB
Within 3 months, you will have core contributions to at least one feature. You will have a good understanding of the team's mission and goals
In 6 months you will be proposing improvements for developer experience. You will be taking responsibility for upcoming projects
In 12 months, you will be mentoring other developers. You will be designing and leading projects