Senior Release Manager

at  MongoDB

The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer 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.
MongoDB is seeking a release manager for the core database. We’re looking for a versatile, highly technical and extremely organized individual to own and improve the build and release process for MongoDB. As a driver of the cross-functional release process, you’ll be partnering with developers, upper management and external MongoDB stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality releases and correctly prioritizing release related tasks and bug reports.
An ideal candidate is comfortable writing application code, can communicate complex technical concepts well, and has great diagnostic intuition as it applies to complex distributed architectures.
This role can be based out of one of our Canadian offices or remotely in Canada.

PAST EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE

• 5+ years of experience in the field (combination of software engineering experience and release management)
• Experience as a release manager of a very technical product
• Experience delegating and prioritizing work without direct authority
• Experience implementing and iterating new processes that require organizational buy-in
• Familiarity with Github, Jira, and continuous integration testing
• Technical aptitude in one or more of the following areas:
• Systems, network, database administration
• Consulting, technical support, or site reliability engineering
• Experience administering large-scale production environments, including hardware, operating systems (Linux/Unix), networks (including firewalls and load balancers)
• Interest in challenging technical issues central to databases: distributed systems, consensus algorithms, data replication, query optimization, data storage, OS internals, concurrency and scheduling, networking, etc.

• Continue to build on existing automation to simplify the release process
• Collaborate with team members to maintain a global view of cases that have been escalated to the Server Development teams and drive them forward to resolution
• Manage the release of MongoDB to deliver critical fixes and major feature improvements
• Investigate and summarize significant issues for internal and external users
• Recognize patterns in a sea of information and take action accordingly
• Anticipate potential user impact from identified issues and ensure solutions are prioritized