Senior Software Engineer Backend

Databricks is a data and AI platform that lets organizations build analytics, AI agents, and applications on a unified, governed lakehouse.

160 Spear Street, Suite 1300, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
About Databricks

Data engineers, analysts, and AI teams use Databricks to process large datasets, build reliable pipelines, and train models on a single governed platform. Users can run SQL analytics, serve ML predictions in real time, and deploy AI agents grounded in enterprise data. Its open lakehouse architecture provides consistent security and governance across analytical and operational workloads.

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About the Role

You will build and operate scalable backend infrastructure for the platform. You will create cloud-agnostic abstractions, improve engineering tools and processes, and contribute across design, development, implementation, and operations.

Requirements

  • BS or higher in Computer Science or a related field
  • 6+ years of production-level experience with Python, Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language
  • Experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch
  • Experience with a SaaS platform or service-oriented architectures
  • Proficiency in Java, Scala, Go, or another backend language
  • Hands-on experience developing and operating backend systems
  • Ability to contribute across design, development, implementation, and operations

Responsibilities

  • Build foundational infrastructure platforms across geographic regions and cloud providers
  • Implement cloud-agnostic infrastructure abstractions
  • Develop tools and processes that improve engineering efficiency
  • Improve developer tooling, release pipelines, and test automation frameworks