Salman Javed

Storage Engines @ MongoDB

Australia

About

Software Engineer with 15 years of experience delivering mission-critical software in highly regulated industries. Proven leader driving company-wide best practices in software architecture, code quality, developer tooling, and regulatory compliance. Expert in modern C++ and cross-platform development. Active contributor to the open source community and passionate about mentoring across teams.

Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Software development for WiredTiger, the high-performance open-source storage engine at the heart of MongoDB. As part of the Foundations team, responsible for API design, release quality, and improvements to tooling, testing, and core infrastructure.

  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare (16 yrs 1 mo)
    • Principal Product Development Engineer
      2022 - 2026 · 4 yrs

      Software engineering lead for F&P Healthcare's flagship respiratory device. • Architected and led delivery of a real-time, safety-critical embedded system in C++. • Defined department-wide software development procedures to support medical device safety and cybersecurity compliance. • Established CI/CD pipelines, modernized dependency management, and drove company-wide adoption of modern version control and artifact management practices. • Represented software in audits and helped secure product approvals in the US, EU, and other key markets. • Conducted hospital site visits to observe clinical workflows and partnered with medical device companies on interoperability strategy. • Named inventor on multiple patents in medical device interoperability, respiratory therapy, and advanced sensing systems. • Led code reviews, hired more than 30 staff, and mentored engineers across teams.

    • Senior Product Development Engineer
      2017 - 2022 · 5 yrs

    • Product Development Engineer
      2010 - 2017 · 7 yrs

  • Independent Developer at Widgets Emporium
    2012 - 2015 · 3 yrs

    Co-founded a tech venture delivering custom hardware, mobile and desktop apps, and integrated web solutions for businesses.

  • Software Intern at Glidepath Group
    2008 - 2009 · 1 yr

    Developed a .NET-based graphical tool that simplified PLC programming for airport baggage systems by allowing users to configure components, define connections, and auto-generate ladder logic programs for deployment. Hired through a scholarship organised by the CSI Academy, an internship and mentoring programme at The University of Auckland.