Software Engineer, Code Generation

About the role

MongoDB is building a world‑class team to create tooling that helps customers modernize legacy relational workloads and migrate data to MongoDB in real time. As a Senior Software Engineer you will design, build and optimise the core data structures, algorithms and database interactions that power our generative AI platform, code‑generation and data‑migration suite.

Key responsibilities

• Develop high‑quality, well‑tested backend code for the data‑migration engine and AI orchestration platform.
• Design and optimise data structures, algorithms and database interactions for real‑time code generation and migration.
• Build robust orchestration layers and integration points that connect advanced AI capabilities with backend services.
• Collaborate closely with AI researchers, product managers and other engineers to deliver scalable, efficient and reliable products.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the technology stack, including Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Debezium and React.

Required profile

• 2+ years of experience in backend, distributed or core platform development.
• Strong computer‑science fundamentals, especially algorithms and data structures.
• Experience with Java ecosystem and at least one additional language such as Rust, C/C++ or Python.
• Hands‑on experience with streaming platforms (Apache Kafka) and CDC tools (Debezium).
• Familiarity with relational data modelling and SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a curiosity‑driven attitude.

Required skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Apache Kafka
• Debezium
• React (optional)
• Rust
• C / C++
• Python
• PostgreSQL or MySQL
• SQL
• Algorithms and data structures
• Streaming data platforms
• Change Data Capture (CDC)