Engineering Lead, Developer Productivity UI

MongoDB

MongoDB

Software Engineering, Design
North America · Remote
Posted on Thursday, April 20, 2023

The database market is massive (IDC forecasts it to be $138 billion by 2026!) and MongoDB is at the head of its disruption. At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading modern data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

The Team

The Developer Productivity organization, which serves our entire engineering organization, strives to make developers at MongoDB more successful by constantly improving our development tools to help create and deliver high-quality software. This role is focused on Evergreen, our open-source continuous integration system, which runs 90,000 task hours per day across thousands of hosts through its user interface Spruce, as well as its log viewer Parsley.

The Evergreen UI team focuses on creating a positive user experience – in addition to creating, maintaining, and improving our UI pages, this includes writing efficient queries and helping to research and iterate on the best user experience for our features.

We have tons of interesting problems to solve with direct impact on our internal users. As we grow, we need engineering managers to help us structure the organization, improve technical processes, provide career mentorship, guide the product roadmap, and partner together with the organization to work on features that matter.

Although our product is used globally, we are committed to maintaining healthy work hours as part of our team culture, and ensuring this is communicated across the organization.

Candidate Profile

We’re looking for a Lead Engineer with full-stack and leadership experience who has the desire to improve the look and functionality of Evergreen while growing an engineering team with empathetic people management. This role can be based out of any of our US offices or remotely in the US.

The right candidate for this role will

  • Have experience managing small teams of engineers, developing their skills, and helping them apply their talents
  • Have experience or interest in designing and building features for other developers
  • Have experience developing front-end functionality for web applications in React, JavaScript, and CSS
  • Have knowledge of or strong interest in learning TypeScript, GraphQL, and Go
  • Have knowledge of common design patterns, components, and UX best practices

Positive Expectations

  • Leads an agile engineering team of 4 people by creating a positive culture, handling career growth and performance conversations, and proactively setting direction and removing blockers for the team
  • Collaborates with leadership and other teams to coordinate priorities, improve process, and develop a great continuous integration experience
  • Makes coding contributions to the team’s area of work
  • Sets team culture by example
  • Provides feedback on the functionality, design, and timeline of new features
  • Is a resource for internal product design and development within the organization

Success Measures

  • In three months, you will have made code contributions, learned about the team’s roadmap, and developed relationships with your team and leaders on other teams
  • In six months, you will have taken on full responsibility for a set of upcoming projects, and come to understand strengths and areas for growth for individuals on your team
  • In twelve months, you will be able to manage and advise engineers on projects, including giving technical as well as career advice and evaluating performance. You will have the context to be a voice for the team, set strategic direction, and advise on overall organization structure

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 MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!

MongoDB 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.

MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.