Staff Software Engineer- Public Sector
Databricks6 months ago
Base Salary
$181k - $248k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement highly available, scalable backend services using Scala, Java, Go, C++, C, or similar technologies.
- Build distributed systems powering the Data Intelligence Platform across sovereign and air-gapped clouds.
- Resolve architectural trade-offs involving concurrency, storage, and networking in high-consequence public sector environments.
- Optimize engines and services for zero-waste compute efficiency in resource-constrained and specialized regions such as GovCloud.
- Partner with Production Engineering to meet security, compliance, and high-availability requirements.
Requirements
- Eligibility for a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance is required.
- A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field is required.
- 9+ years of professional software development experience are required for the Staff level.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and performance optimization is required.
- Strong production-level experience in Java, Scala, Go, C++, or a similar language is required.
- Experience building and deploying large-scale SaaS or cloud-native applications is required.
- A current counterintelligence or full-scope polygraph is highly desirable.
Benefits
- Benefits and perks are offered, with specific details varying by region.
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.