New York / Palo Alto, CA

10gen is looking for a C++ engineer who can work on MongoDB kernel enhancements and bug fixes. This position is located in New York, New York.

About you:

• You want to be part of a great team building the most significant database innovation in decades
• You consider yourself a guru in C++
• Strong Systems (Unix/Windows Kernel) background
• You think writing unit tests is critical for great software
• What you don't have in experience, you make up by being curious
• You don't mind covering ground that has not been covered before, yet your education has prepared you with a solid CS background
• You're flexible, joining a small team, so you're willing to take on a wide variety of responsibilities
• You are well organized, used to keeping many balls in the air at the same time

Your Duties:

• Enhance and support the MongoDB kernel
• Improve performance and reliability
• Work with customers to solve production problems
• Take leadership in working with with our (fast growing) community
• Innovate, innovate and innovate :-)

Requirements:

• 3 to 7 years of C++ experience
• Familiarity with scripting languages (JavaScript, Ruby, Python) and with MongoDB a big plus
• Excellent analytical skills
• BS in Computer Science, MS in Computer Science a plus

Compensation:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Full benefits (health/dental, 401(k)), and stock options

About 10gen: 10gen develops and supports MongoDB - the open source, high performance, scalable, document-oriented database. 10gen delivers technical support, professional services, and training for commercial-grade deployments of MongoDB. The company was founded in 2007 by Dwight Merriman, the former founder and CTO of DoubleClick, and Eliot Horowitz, the co-founder and chief scientist of ShopWiki and is funded by Union Square Ventures, Flybridge Capital, and Sequoia Capital.