Staff Software Engineer, SWAP Mountain View, California

Company: Databricks Inc.
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: May 3, 2025

Job Description:

At Databricks, we are obsessed with enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems, from security threat detection to cancer drug development. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can focus on the high-value challenges that are central to their own missions.The SWAP team (Secure Workload Automated Platform) is redefining how data and AI workloads are defined, secured, deployed, and automated across regions, clouds, and compliance boundaries. They are building the platform for global-scale data + AI - secure by default, portable by design.If you care about platform thinking, multi-cloud scale, and great developer experience, we'd love to talk.Founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, Databricks has grown from a tiny corner office in Berkeley, California to a global organization with over 1000 employees. Thousands of organizations, from small to Fortune 100, trust Databricks with their mission-critical workloads, making us one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the world.We develop and operate one of the largest software platforms. The fleet consists of millions of virtual machines, generating terabytes of logs and processing exabytes of data per day. At our scale, we regularly observe cloud hardware, network, and operating system faults, and our software must gracefully shield our customers from any of the above.As a software engineer with a backend focus, you will work closely with your team and product management to prioritize, design, implement, test, and operate microservices for the Databricks platform and product. This implies, among others, writing software in Scala/Java, building data pipelines (Apache Spark, Apache Kafka), integrating with third-party applications, and interacting with cloud APIs (AWS, Azure, CloudFormation, Terraform).Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, or a related field
• 10+ years of production-level experience in one of: Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language.
• Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
• Experience in 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 that handle sensitive data.
• Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes.Pay Range TransparencyDatabricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks utilizes the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above.Local Pay Range$192,000 - $260,000 USDAbout DatabricksDatabricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide - including Comcast, Cond-- Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow.BenefitsAt Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit .Our Commitment to Diversity and InclusionAt Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.ComplianceIf access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.
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