MongoDB’s mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build anywhere—on the edge, on premises, or across cloud providers. With offices worldwide and over 175,000 developers joining MongoDB every month, it’s no wonder that leading organizations, like Samsung and Toyota, trust MongoDB to build next-generation, AI-powered applications.

Join the Atlas Search Query team to design and develop the next generation of Search query architecture, optimization, and execution. 

Atlas Search is a growing cloud service that allows users to execute ANN vector search & complex search queries using the MongoDB Query Language. Our users can focus on relevance and data retrieval instead of the machinery needed to search data at scale. 

Our team is building a cloud-based distributed system responsible for the core components of search including data ingestion, performance, query language, query execution, for both relevance-based search and vector search. Our product is being adopted quickly and there are many interesting projects.  This is a visible leadership role where you will be responsible for the technical success of our Search Query interface.

This role can be based out of the MongoDB San Francisco office, with a hybrid work model, or remotely in PST or MST.

• Lead complex projects across the MongoDB ecosystem, for instance, co-optimization of approximate nearest neighbor vector search with the MongoDB aggregation framework
• Set initiative level strategy, architect plan, and lead team towards successful execution
• Identify, design, and implement features enhancing our query language, performance, and operability
• Perform code reviews with peers and make recommendations on how to improve our software development processes
• Influence and grow team members through active mentoring, and leading by example

• 8+ years experience in data management systems, specifically with a strong query processing and optimization background. A Master's or Ph.D degree in a related field is a plus
• Professionally experienced with designing high-volume query engines, such as a database, search system, or vector search system
• Experienced in the development and maintenance of stateful distributed systems
• Eager to shape the technological direction of a complex system and have the ability to lead initiatives through collaboration with others

• In 1 month, you will be mostly learning -  becoming familiar with our teams, systems and architecture
• In 3 months, you'll contribute to the improvement of our search engine service
• In 6 months, you'll be designing the next generation architecture and roadmap for search query optimization and execution within the MongoDB ecosystem

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

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MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.