Staff Software Engineer, AI Search
Databricksabout 3 hours ago
Base Salary
$166k - $225k/yr
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture and evolution of the Search product.
- Identify and solve challenges in indexing, storage, query execution, and ranking.
- Partner with infrastructure, product, and research teams to shape APIs and developer experiences.
- Lead end-to-end engineering efforts from design to production rollout.
- Make direct contributions to core systems powering search and recommendation experiences.
- Champion software engineering excellence and mentor other engineers.
- Contribute to long-term planning and influence technical direction.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- Deep expertise in Search technologies including vector, keyword, and hybrid.
- Familiarity with storage systems, recommendation engines, and database internals.
- Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design.
- Proven ability to deliver technically complex, high-impact initiatives.
- Experience leading architecture for performance-sensitive, large-scale systems.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align technical execution with long-term vision.
- Passion for mentoring and fostering technical excellence.
Tech Stack
Categories
AI & MLData Engineering