Senior Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Databricks
About this role
Databricks is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead product and infrastructure development for their large-scale data and AI platform. The role involves owning major areas, driving solutions from development to deployment, and mentoring engineering teams. This position focuses on building scalable, reliable systems with significant organizational impact.
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About Databricks
databricks.comDatabricks is a unified Data Intelligence Platform that helps organizations build, deploy, and manage data, analytics, and AI at scale. Built on Apache Spark and Delta Lake, it provides a “lakehouse” architecture that combines data engineering, ETL, data warehousing, streaming, and machine learning (including MLflow and feature store) in a single managed service. The platform includes collaborative notebooks, scalable compute across major clouds, and built‑in governance, security, and performance optimizations. Enterprises use Databricks to simplify data pipelines, accelerate model development with a data‑centric approach, and operationalize analytics and AI.
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About Databricks
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$148k – $200k
per year