Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Mongo) (Remote)

As a Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Mongo) at Percona, your primary responsibilities include collaborating with a globally distributed team to design and implement new features for PSMDB, analyzing MongoDB's performance, and enhancing its core functionality. You will be responsible for debugging performance issues, participating in code reviews, and embracing community engagement through contributions to open-source projects and interacting with our broader user base.

To qualify for the Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Mongo) position at Percona, you should hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in C++ development and object-oriented design. Strong understanding of NoSQL databases, particularly MongoDB, as well as experience with high concurrency threading models and various debugging tools is also essential to excel in this role.

At Percona, our remote work structure allows Senior Software Engineers (C++ / Mongo) to work from anywhere, providing flexibility and a balanced work-life environment. You will enjoy collaborating with colleagues from over 50 countries, engaging in a highly engaged culture where your ideas are valued, allowing for both professional growth and personal satisfaction in your daily work routine.

Percona is known for its commitment to innovation and community engagement in the open-source database space. As a Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Mongo), you will not only contribute to impactful projects but also be part of a culture that prioritizes collaboration, personal development, and social responsibility. We offer excellent benefits, including flexible work hours, career development funds, and opportunities to further engage in community outreach initiatives.

Percona is dedicated to the career advancement of its employees, offering various benefits such as funding for external training, certifications, and attendance at industry conferences. As a Senior Software Engineer (C++ / Mongo), you will have continuous opportunities to enhance your skills, share your knowledge through blogging and presentations, and grow within a supportive and innovative environment.

Highlight your specific projects where you've utilized C++, focusing on design patterns and performance optimizations that enhance database interactions. Discuss any relevant MongoDB experience and how you’ve optimized or implemented features that directly benefited its functionality.

Explain your methodology for diagnosing performance bottlenecks, mentioning tools like profilers or gdb. Describe a case where you successfully identified and resolved an issue, detailing the steps taken and the outcome.

Discuss any specific contributions to MongoDB or similar projects, detailing the nature of your contributions, the community's reception, and what you learned from the experience.

Provide examples where you managed memory and threading successfully. Discuss the challenges faced, techniques used to ensure thread safety, and how your solutions benefited the project.

Talk about the strategies you've implemented in past projects to maintain high availability and fault tolerance. Discuss techniques such as redundancy, failover mechanisms, and performance monitoring.

Describe your approach to collaborating with product managers and other team members to assess user needs, balancing immediate technical demands with long-term strategic goals based on community feedback.

Discuss your experience with specific CI/CD tools like Jenkins or CircleCI, how you've implemented these in past projects, and the benefits this brought to software development and deployment.

Explain how engaging with the community influences your design and development approach. Provide examples of feedback you’ve received from community interactions and how it shaped your project decisions.

Talk about your perspective on the importance of code reviews, how you approach giving and receiving feedback, and your strategies for ensuring that best practices are upheld within the team.

Share your insights into emerging trends or technologies that you believe will influence NoSQL databases, discussing their potential impact on the industry and how you've prepared to adapt to these changes.