About the job
MongoDB is seeking a Software Engineer with solid software engineering skills and a machine learning background. Joining this team, you'll be pivotal in a product engineering group dedicated to helping users navigate code conversion challenges with AI's support.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement a code modernisation 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
Qualifications
Minimum
2+ years of professional software development experience in Java or another programming language
Strong understanding of software engineering, system design, data engineering and/or cloud architecture
Have experience with compiler design, code parsing or related areas
Familiarity with concepts like abstract syntax trees (AST), lexical analysis, and syntax analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Experience with generative AI and specifically LLMs is highly desirable
Experience with text processing engines such as ANTLR is highly desirable
Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning
Actively engages in emerging trends and research relevant to product features