Ep. 178 Life at MongoDB: Building the Future of Search

Tune in to the MongoDB Podcast this week for a live chat with Doug Tarr, VP of Engineering. Doug leads the Search team at MongoDB and is looking to expand since the announcement of the newest addition to our platform: Vector Search.

Listen for:

• [01:09 - 03:17] Why is search separate from database?
• [03:51 - 06:53] The functionality of Atlas Search and how it's differentiated from the database
• [12:30 - 15:15] How Doug ended up at MongoDB
• [16:48 - 19:51] What Vector Search is
• [23:30 - 27:45] What developers can do with Vector Search
• [29:32 - 32:40] The architecture Vector Seach is in
• [40:10 - 41:13] Important skill/quality to have for a successful career

• https://mdb.link/engineering-careers
• https://mdb.link/atlas-vector-search