
Sara Golemon contributed to the percona/percona-server-mongodb repository by modernizing its build and test infrastructure, migrating core modules from SCons to Bazel to standardize workflows and improve CI reliability. She implemented proxy protocol support for Mongod and Mongos, introducing feature flag management to enable controlled rollouts and compatibility with diverse proxy setups. Her work included targeted bug fixes, such as improving error handling in FLEToken parsing and enhancing test reliability for replica-set authentication. Using C++, Python, and Bazel, Sara’s engineering addressed system integration challenges, reduced maintenance overhead, and established a scalable foundation for ongoing cross-module development and testing.

February 2025: Delivered proxy protocol support for Mongod/Mongos behind a feature flag in percona-server-mongodb, with tests gated to run only when the flag is enabled. Implemented correct usage of proxied source addresses for max connection calculations, enabling safer operation in proxy deployments. Enabled the feature flag path across the codebase to support controlled production rollout and broader compatibility with non-OCS proxy setups.
February 2025: Delivered proxy protocol support for Mongod/Mongos behind a feature flag in percona-server-mongodb, with tests gated to run only when the flag is enabled. Implemented correct usage of proxied source addresses for max connection calculations, enabling safer operation in proxy deployments. Enabled the feature flag path across the codebase to support controlled production rollout and broader compatibility with non-OCS proxy setups.
2024-12: Build system modernization and test reliability improvements for percona-server-mongodb. Key achievements include standardizing the build/test process across core modules by migrating critical targets from SCons to Bazel (fle_test; mongo db/repl; mongo client tests; C++ unit tests/benchmarks) through a series of commits (SERVER-97366, SERVER-98079, SERVER-98157, SERVER-98426, SERVER-98468, SERVER-98544), leading to more consistent builds, reduced maintenance, and faster feedback. Major bug fix: improved reliability of replica-set authentication tests by updating speculative-auth-replset.js to read logs directly via cat instead of ramlog (SERVER-98186). Overall impact: more deterministic CI, easier onboarding for contributors, and a foundation for continued cross-module optimization. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Bazel migration across a large C++ codebase, cross-module build/test orchestration, C++ unit tests/benchmarks, and log-based test analysis.
2024-12: Build system modernization and test reliability improvements for percona-server-mongodb. Key achievements include standardizing the build/test process across core modules by migrating critical targets from SCons to Bazel (fle_test; mongo db/repl; mongo client tests; C++ unit tests/benchmarks) through a series of commits (SERVER-97366, SERVER-98079, SERVER-98157, SERVER-98426, SERVER-98468, SERVER-98544), leading to more consistent builds, reduced maintenance, and faster feedback. Major bug fix: improved reliability of replica-set authentication tests by updating speculative-auth-replset.js to read logs directly via cat instead of ramlog (SERVER-98186). Overall impact: more deterministic CI, easier onboarding for contributors, and a foundation for continued cross-module optimization. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Bazel migration across a large C++ codebase, cross-module build/test orchestration, C++ unit tests/benchmarks, and log-based test analysis.
Month: 2024-11 — Performance-review-ready summary for percona/percona-server-mongodb. Led a major infrastructure modernization by migrating unit tests and build configurations from SCons to Bazel across multiple modules (enterprise/security, percona-server-mongodb, crypto, db/auth, util/net, client, ftdc). Standardized the build and test processes, consolidated test configurations, and improved test execution efficiency, contributing to faster feedback and more reliable CI. Impact highlights include establishing a scalable foundation for cross-module testing, reducing maintenance overhead, and enabling smoother onboarding for new contributors. The work aligns with ongoing efforts to improve build determinism, test isolation, and overall delivery cadence.
Month: 2024-11 — Performance-review-ready summary for percona/percona-server-mongodb. Led a major infrastructure modernization by migrating unit tests and build configurations from SCons to Bazel across multiple modules (enterprise/security, percona-server-mongodb, crypto, db/auth, util/net, client, ftdc). Standardized the build and test processes, consolidated test configurations, and improved test execution efficiency, contributing to faster feedback and more reliable CI. Impact highlights include establishing a scalable foundation for cross-module testing, reducing maintenance overhead, and enabling smoother onboarding for new contributors. The work aligns with ongoing efforts to improve build determinism, test isolation, and overall delivery cadence.
2024-10 monthly summary for percona/percona-server-mongodb: Delivered a targeted bug fix to FLEToken parsing, enabling a concrete error path for invalid PRF length and replacing placeholder log IDs with a proper identifier to improve reliability and supportability.
2024-10 monthly summary for percona/percona-server-mongodb: Delivered a targeted bug fix to FLEToken parsing, enabling a concrete error path for invalid PRF length and replacing placeholder log IDs with a proper identifier to improve reliability and supportability.
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