Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Location: Mountain View, California (Onsite)

Salary: $228,600 — $314,250 USD

Company

Databricks is a data and AI company providing a unified Data Intelligence Platform to over 10,000 organizations worldwide, including 50% of the Fortune 500.

What you will do

• Design and implement enterprise-grade autonomous analytical data systems to ensure optimal out-of-the-box performance.
• Develop storage lifecycle and background optimizations via Predictive Optimization for a knob-free user experience.
• Create efficient storage structures and innovations to power storage layout solutions specifically for ML workloads.
• Influence data format and Catalog interface unification to enable strong ecosystem interoperability for Managed Tables.
• Perform low-level systems debugging and performance optimization on large-scale production clusters.
• Lead complex technical projects across multiple teams and mentor engineers to up-level the organization.

Requirements

• 15+ years of industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world application.
• Experience driving multi-year visions with incremental deliverables and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent professional experience.
• Deep passion for database systems, storage systems, or performance optimization.
• Must be located in or able to work from Mountain View, California.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to the employee's specific region.
• Opportunity to tackle world-class technical challenges in the field of AI infrastructure.
• Inclusive workplace culture committed to diversity, equity, and equal opportunity employment.