Senior Java Software Engineer, Client Libraries

Our Database Experience (DBX) Team
The Database Experience team builds the libraries and tools that developers use day-to-day working with Mongo

DB. Our mission is to increase developer adoption, satisfaction and retention by providing a reliable, enjoyable interface for developers and other end-users.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who would enjoy designing, writing, and supporting open-source libraries using Mongo

DB. You will have the opportunity to work with other veteran Java programmers, as you deepen your knowledge of the Java ecosystem, and help streamline and increase the adoption of Mongo

DB.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based near one of our Canada offices for our hybrid working model.

You might be right for this role if you

Have 4+ years of experience writing high-quality software

Have experience implementing libraries or applications in Java, or other languages that run on the JVM

Are fascinated by, and have experience working with concurrency, parallelism and distributed systems

Want to participate in open-source software development and communities

Communicate well, internally and externally, both in writing and face-to-face

Advocate for testing and modern development best practices

Can make pragmatic design tradeoffs while balancing features, maintainability, and delivery time

Elevate the skills and expertise of those around you

Are excited by our mission and values ()

You’ll be on the team responsible for

Java driver (), Java Reactive Streams Driver (), Scala Driver (), Kotlin Driver (), Spark Connector (), and other JVM-based projects

Integrations with other open-source software, such as ORM frameworks () and AI tools

Testing, delivering and supporting the above across multiple operating systems, JDKs, and Mongo

DB releases

You’ll have responsibilities beyond writing code, including

Working with our Product, Server, Cloud, and other driver teams on designs and specifications for new customer-facing Mongo

DB features

Investigating bugs and support requests from commercial and open-source customers for the libraries and tools our team maintains

Seeking out speaking or writing opportunities to engage with our developer community

Mentoring junior engineers in both technical and non-technical professional skills

Success in this role means

Within three months, you will contribute effectively day-to-day, fix bugs, implement planned features, and thoroughly review your colleagues’ pull requests

Within six months, you will confidently lead projects, provide mentorship and technical guidance to colleagues, and contribute to process improvements

Within a year, you will demonstrate strong technical ownership, influence team and product growth through effective communication and collaboration, and contribute to high-impact product enhancements

About MongoDB
Mongo

DB is built for change, empowering our customers and our people to innovate at the speed of the market. We have redefined the database for the AI era, enabling innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries with software. Mongo

DB’s unified database platform—the most widely available, globally distributed database on the market—helps organizations modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Mongo

DB’s cloud-native platform, Mongo

DB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

With offices worldwide and nearly 60,000 customers—including 75% of the Fortune 100 and AI-native startups—relying on Mongo

DB for their most important applications, we’re powering the next era of software.

Our compass at Mongo

DB is our Leadership Commitment () guiding how and why we make decisions, show up for each other, and win. It’s what makes us Mongo

DB.

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 Mongo

DB (), and help us make an impact on the world!

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DB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.

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DB is an equal opportunities employer.

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DB’s base salary range for this role in Canada is:
$137,000—$189,000 CAD

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