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Senior Software Engineer, SQL Engines

Palo Alto🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $126,000–$126,000🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building the SQL interface for MongoDB, including JDBC/ODBC drivers, BI connectors, and a SQL-to-MQL translation engine to enable querying document data with SQL.

Role type

Senior IC backend software engineer (database systems)

Builds

SQL drivers, BI connectors, and SQL translation engines for MongoDB

Domain

Database systems, query engines, backend infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Backend systems engineering, compiled languages (Rust/Java/Go), data structures, algorithms, software design/architecture, SQL query execution and optimization, relational database systems

Preferred skills

Database query engine theory, M.Sc./Ph.D in database domain, MongoDB or non-relational database experience

Technologies

Rust, Java, Go, SQL, JDBC, ODBC, Tableau, PowerBI

Responsibilities

Design and optimize tools bridging MongoDB's document model with SQL-based interfaces, collaborate with product teams to build intuitive features, monitor and improve performance/scalability of the SQL interface, advocate for technical excellence and balance feature delivery with system quality

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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