Software Engineer Backend SDE 2
Databricks is a data and AI platform that lets organizations build analytics, AI agents, and applications on a unified, governed lakehouse.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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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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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build infrastructure for the Databricks platform at scale. You may develop foundational platforms across cloud providers, implement cloud-agnostic abstractions, and create tools and processes that improve engineering efficiency, including the Rust development experience.
Requirements
- 3+ years of production-level experience in Python, Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language
- Experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch
- Experience with SaaS platforms 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 with senior guidance
Responsibilities
- Build foundational infrastructure platforms
- Implement cloud-agnostic infrastructure abstractions
- Develop tools and processes that improve engineering efficiency
- Optimize the Rust development experience
