Senior Software Engineer, Server Security
MongoDB UK Limited · New York City · posted 10 days ago
Going rate £54,700UK median £56,914
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Going rate for this occupation: £54,700 · UK median pay £56,914
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- UK pay for this occupation
- This role£51,064 to £72,018estimated
- Going rate£54,700
- UK median£56,914
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| Percentile | Pay |
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| 10th | £32,835 |
| 25th | £42,289 |
| 50th | £56,914 |
| 75th | £75,794 |
| 90th | £102,860 |
| Going rate | £54,700 |
| UK median | £56,914 |
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We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Server Security team. The Server Security team is a development-focused group within MongoDB's core engineering organization. Operating "close to the bottom of the stack," the team builds features that enable database users to secure their data globally. You will work on critical components including:
Cryptography: Queryable Encryption , at-rest data encryption, and fundamental cryptographic principles.
Identity & Access: Authentication and authorization systems, TLS, and X.509 certificate management
Network Security: High-performance, low-latency networking protocols (PKI, Hashing, CRLs)
System Integrity: Resilience, observability, and compliance assurance within a large-scale distributed database
Our team champions a strong culture of inclusivity, diversity, and collaboration. If you want to work on a collaborative team that applies distributed systems fundamentals to deliver core features of a popular database, join us! Let’s change what’s possible for application developers, system architects, and database operators.
The role
As a Senior Engineer, you will apply distributed systems fundamentals to deliver core security features. You will be a leader in improving MongoDB's security posture by owning features and leading investigations into complex areas of the codebase. What you’ll do:
Build and test new security features in a large, feature-rich C++ codebase
Work across engineering, cloud services, and support teams to coordinate feature rollouts and changes
Stand for code quality and security best practices, assisting fellow engineers in writing well-reasoned, secure code
Use strong diagnostic intuition to solve thorny technical issues related to distributed systems, concurrency, and OS internals
This role can be remote or hybrid anywhere in the USA or Canada. We will prioritize candidates who are already located in one of these countries.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for a highly technical engineer who thrives on the theory and practice of large-scale distributed system design.
5+ years of experience building distributed systems
Proficiency in a compiled language (C++, Rust, Go, Java, or similar). Technical interviews will be conducted in a compiled language of your choice
Ability to reason about how specific design choices impact a distributed system like MongoDB
Understands modern computer architecture and internals to the degree that they can reason about how specific design choices plays out in a system like MongoDB
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