Databricks · 2 weeks ago
Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$192K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that enables organizations to solve complex problems through its data and AI infrastructure platform. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Unity Catalog team, you will be responsible for shaping a unified data governance platform, collaborating with product management and engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions for enterprise data management.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build Industry-Leading Products: Design, develop, and ship capabilities that reinforce Unity Catalog’s position as the market leader in data governance
Solve Real Customer Challenges: Translate customer needs into innovative features, continually refining solutions to address critical pain points in enterprise data management
Set the Bar for Engineering Excellence: Establish high standards for code quality, reliability, and performance, ensuring that Unity Catalog remains robust and scalable for the long term
Drive Clear Decision-Making: Tackle ambiguous problems by bringing clarity and strong technical direction to cross-functional teams
Lead and Inspire: Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship, guiding the team’s success while fostering a collaborative, high-performing engineering culture
Qualification
Required
BS in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables
Driven by delivering customer value and impact
8+ years of production level experience in either Java, Scala or C++
Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases
Experience with distributed systems, databases, and big data systems (Apache Spark™, Hadoop)
Preferred
MS or PhD in databases, distributed systems
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Comprehensive benefits and perks
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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