Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricksover 1 year ago
Base Salary
$182k - $247k/yr
Responsibilities
- Prioritize, design, implement, test, and operate backend microservices for the Databricks platform and products.
- Write backend software in Scala or Java.
- Build data pipelines using Apache Spark and Apache Kafka.
- Integrate services with third-party applications and cloud APIs.
- Develop scalable infrastructure and distributed systems across areas such as compute, storage, observability, service platforms, and machine learning infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with the engineering team and product management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
- 10+ years of production-level experience with Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language.
- Experience architecting, developing, deploying, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with service-oriented architectures.
- Good knowledge of SQL.
- Experience with software security and systems handling sensitive data.
- Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Ability to work toward a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits and perks, with region-specific details provided by Databricks.
- Position is open to the Seattle and Bellevue offices.
- Potential eligibility for annual performance bonus and equity is mentioned.
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.