Lead Engineer, Query

We have tons of interesting problems to solve with direct impact on users for transactional, time-series, and analytical workloads. As we grow, we need engineering managers to help us structure the organization, improve technical processes, provide career mentorship, guide the product roadmap, and manage projects.
In this role you can sit onsite in our Toronto office or remotely in Canada.
Candidate Profile    Experience building production-level code with a large user base, robust design structure, and rigorous code quality

Degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architecture

Proficient in C++ or a similar programming language

Experience managing small engineering teams

Passionate about running teams, mentorship, and coaching

Position Expectations    Manage a team of software engineers, responsible for ensuring their success, aiding their career growth, and facilitating their technical work

Makes coding contributions to the team’s projects as needed

Provides feedback on the architecture of the system and the design of new features

Ensures the team is running smoothly by helping to eliminate technical barriers, coordinating with other teams regarding dependencies, and focusing on the overall happiness of the team

Contributes to planning for organizational growth, including allocation of engineering resources, future hiring plans, and assignment of projects

Sets team culture by example

Estimates the delivery timeline for projects, and communicates well with upper management regarding project execution

Success Measures    In three months

You meet regularly with all of your team members and are starting to learn their interests, strengths, and areas for development

You’ll have contributed to a project slated for the next major version of the Mongo

DB server, as well as fixed a few bugs in a minor version of our latest stable release series

In six months

You participate in code and design reviews for new features

You have identified any skillset gaps in team execution and are helping to fill them

You have worked with each team member to develop a growth plan tailored to their career goals

In twelve months

You’re team has established a track record of delivering new features

You have a clear understanding of the longer term roadmap and have integrated a plan to accomplish it with your team at MongoDB

You have established your role as a leader in the organization such that team members naturally go to you for guidance

About Mongo

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