Software Engineer, Code Generation

About the role

MongoDB is seeking a Software Engineer with solid software engineering skills and a machine learning background. The ideal candidate will join the Relational Migrator team, which is expanding its toolkit to refine code using a mix of AI and traditional text processing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement a code modernization strategy, ensuring that transformed code aligns with modern software practices while preserving original functionality.
• Develop and maintain a robust code parser to accurately interpret legacy code structures, converting them into a standardised format like an abstract syntax tree (AST).
• Provide thought leadership to the engineering team on using emerging technologies, frameworks, and approaches to solve different problems.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and other engineers to understand business priorities and propose new solutions.
• Contribute and maintain the high quality of the codebase with tests that provide a high level of functional coverage and non-functional aspects with load testing, unit testing, integration testing, etc.
• Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and evangelising appropriate tech and engineering best practices.
• Define and improve business & product metrics to optimise the quality and cost of AI usage.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional software development experience in Java or another programming language.
• Experience with generative AI and specifically LLMs is highly desirable.
• Experience with text processing engines such as ANTLR is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, system design, data engineering and/or cloud architecture.
• Experience with compiler design, code parsing or related areas.
• Familiarity with concepts like abstract syntax trees (AST), lexical analysis, and syntax analysis.
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning.
• Actively engages in emerging trends and research relevant to product features.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with generative AI and specifically LLMs is highly desirable.
• Experience with text processing engines such as ANTLR is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, system design, data engineering and/or cloud architecture.
• Experience with compiler design, code parsing or related areas.
• Familiarity with concepts like abstract syntax trees (AST), lexical analysis, and syntax analysis.
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning.
• Actively engages in emerging trends and research relevant to product features.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

• Experience with generative AI and specifically LLMs.
• Experience with text processing engines such as ANTLR.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, system design, data engineering and/or cloud architecture.
• Experience with compiler design, code parsing or related areas.
• Familiarity with concepts like abstract syntax trees (AST), lexical analysis, and syntax analysis.
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Equity
• Participation in the employee stock purchase program
• Flexible paid time off
• 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• 401(k) plan
• Mental health counseling
• Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
• Health benefits offerings

Pay

MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is $109,000—$215,000 USD.

Schedule

The role is based out of North America in the PST and MST zones only.