Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend): Designing, developing, and maintaining robust backend systems for Databricks Lakehouse platform with an accent on large-scale distributed systems, performance optimization, and system reliability. Focus on building next-generation platform components, leading technical projects, and mentoring engineers.

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands, onsite

Company

Databricks is a leading data and AI company providing a unified data intelligence platform used by over 10,000 organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 companies.

What you will do

• Solve real business needs at large scale by applying software engineering expertise.
• Perform low-level systems debugging, performance measurement, and optimization on large production clusters.
• Build architecture design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership of new projects.
• Introduce automation tools to improve service operability.
• Investigate and prevent production issues using deep technical experience.
• Lead complex technical projects and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Must have 15+ years of experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
• Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures with real-world application.
• Experience driving initiatives focused on customer satisfaction.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Location: Must be based in Amsterdam, Netherlands for onsite work.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits tailored to employee needs.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring and workplace culture.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge data and AI infrastructure at scale.