# Senior Software Engineer, Query Execution

The MongoDB Query Execution Team is hiring software engineers who want to join us in developing a high performing, reliable and modular distributed query system. Our engineers work on implementing and maintaining execution algorithms, building new query language features, tuning database performance, and more to power our customers' critical workloads. This role can be based out of our Dublin office or remotely in Ireland. Relocation can be supported. Position Expectations Understand and improve current functionality of the MongoDB query engine Contribute high quality C++ code and give and solicit feedback in code reviews Identify, design, implement, test, and support new features related to query performance and robustness, query language enhancements, diagnostics for query performance problems, and integration with other products and tools Work constructively with peers to deliver excellent technical solutions Candidate Profile 5+ years of experience in systems programming Experience in databases and/or data management systems is a huge plus, but not a requirement Hands-on experience building industrial-strength software Solid computer science fundamentals, with strong competenci

- **Id**: 133961
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/mongodb-senior-software-engineer-query-execution>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Ireland
- **Countries**: IE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-07-14T08:36:39Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-16
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T05:20:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 116
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3753
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Databases & DBMS, Vector Search & RAG

## Company

- **Id**: 4211
- **Name**: MongoDB
- **Domain**: mongodb.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/mongodb>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 79
- **Open postings**: 88
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.659
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 69
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 84000
- **Max usd**: 170000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 43

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: yes
- **Azure** — Optional: yes
- **GCP** — Optional: yes
- **Rust** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 116

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **Ireland** — Iso: IE; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-07-14T08:36:39Z

## Visa

- Country: IE; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Irish employment permits in 12 months: 45; Filings 12m: 45

## Liveness

- **Score**: 20
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.553
- **P room**: 0.36
- **Age days**: 115
- **Expected fill days**: 69
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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