Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta
Databricks11 months ago
Remote, United Kingdom or London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems for Databricks workspaces and Delta Lake write-path operations.
- Build high-QPS, low-latency, reliable, and performant platform services that can support future growth.
- Perform low-level systems debugging, performance measurement, and optimization on large production clusters.
- Design architectures, influence the product roadmap, and own new projects from planning through delivery.
- Introduce automation and operability tools and help prevent and investigate production issues.
- Plan and lead complex technical projects involving multiple teams.
- Mentor engineers, lead sprint planning, delegate assignments, and improve team coding practices and system designs.
Requirements
- 15+ years of industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures, including real-world applications.
- Experience driving company initiatives toward customer satisfaction.
- Ability to work toward a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related major, or equivalent experience.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits and perks, with details varying by region.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Databricks
Databricks builds a cloud-based data and AI platform centered on the lakehouse architecture, combining data engineering, analytics, and machine learning with Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow. It sells subscriptions and cloud services to enterprises that need to unify data pipelines and develop large-scale AI and analytics. Founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held and serves organizations across many industries.