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Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend) at Databricks | Bengaluru, India

DatabricksBengaluru, India
On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

To excel in this role, you should possess:Extensive experience in software engineering, especially in backend development. Proficient knowledge of distributed systems and cloud technologies. Strong debugging and optimization skills. Experience in leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers. A passion for solving large-scale technical challenges.

About the job

(P-1174)

Join our innovative Engineering team as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Databricks, where you will report directly to an Engineering Leader. You will play a pivotal role in our engineering organization, collaborating with teams to develop cutting-edge Databricks products and features that serve thousands of enterprises globally.

Key Responsibilities

As a key technical leader at Databricks, you will take full ownership of the product or infrastructure strategy in a major domain, guiding it from initial development to scalable solutions with tangible business impact. You will enhance our organizational processes and stability, leveraging your extensive expertise in large-scale distributed systems. Additionally, you will mentor senior engineers, assist in recruitment efforts, and lead high-stakes company projects, often addressing complex challenges beyond typical scopes.

Your Impact:

  • Address significant business needs at scale through your software engineering acumen.
  • Deliver a robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant engine that processes hundreds of terabytes of data daily for a vast customer base.
  • Engage in low-level systems debugging, performance evaluation, and optimization within extensive production clusters.
  • Design architectural frameworks, influence product roadmaps, and assume responsibility for new initiatives.
  • Utilize your deep knowledge to prevent and troubleshoot production issues.
  • Lead complex technical projects in collaboration with various teams across the organization.
  • Act as a significant influence in shaping the organization’s strategic direction.

About Databricks

Databricks is dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle some of the most pressing issues in the world, from security threat detection to breakthroughs in cancer drug development. Our mission is to build and maintain the premier data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our customers to focus on the high-value challenges central to their objectives. Our engineering teams are responsible for developing highly technical products that address real-world needs, operating one of the largest software platforms globally with millions of virtual machines, processing exabytes of data daily.

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