Senior Software Engineer, Query Optimization
MongoDB
Austin, TX · $126k–$248k a year · Posted October 31, 2026
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Where Austin, TX ranks
Where Austin, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for professional services pay after cost of living$168k · of 25
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest493 jobs · of 38
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southwest$168k · of 15
- #1Best cities for pay after cost of living in Texas$168k · of 8
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest1,931 openings · of 33
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southwest92 / 100 · of 15
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $187,000 a year. Across 1,442 open senior software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $165,000 to $222,000 and the median is $195,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 4% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
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About the job
...with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design/architectureExperience with large code bases written in... ...and integration with other products and toolsWork with other engineers to coordinate seamless changes in a feature-rich, large code baseWork...