Senior Software Engineer (Backend) (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend) (AI): Build infrastructure enabling ML and AI users to configure training and serving environments with an accent on scalable, reliable, and reproducible systems. Focus on designing distributed systems, improving observability, and collaborating with AI researchers and product teams to enhance AI infrastructure.

Location: Mountain View, California, USA

Salary: $166,000–$220,000 USD

Company

Databricks is a leading data and AI company powering the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform, trusted by over 10,000 organizations including Fortune 500 companies.

What you will do

• Build infrastructure for ML and AI users to easily and reliably configure training and serving environments.
• Collaborate with AI infrastructure teams to develop features improving platform performance and observability.
• Engage with customers and product managers to envision new features and identify improvements.
• Shape how developers and data scientists build and interact with AI on the Databricks platform.

Requirements

• Location: Must be onsite in Mountain View, California, USA
• 5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience focused on building systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or Java.
• Experience with distributed systems, scalable APIs, and cloud-native infrastructure.
• Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, deployment pipelines, and system observability.
• Strong understanding of dependency management including virtual environments or containerization.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to employee needs.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring and workplace culture.
• Equitable compensation practices with performance bonuses and equity eligibility.