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Databricks · 2 weeks ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$166K/yr - $225K/yr
date5+ years exp

Databricks is a leading data and AI company dedicated to solving complex problems through innovative technology. The Senior Backend Software Engineer will be responsible for building infrastructure that supports key offerings in AI and data applications, while collaborating with various teams to enhance the performance and reliability of distributed AI workloads.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Build infrastructure that powers our flagship offerings like MLflow, AI Gateway, Databricks Apps, Agent Framework, Agent Bricks, and Foundation Model APIs, to state a few
Improve reliability, latency, and efficiency of distributed AI workloads
Collaborate with platform, infra, and ML teams to deliver seamless end-to-end experiences
Shape how developers and data scientists build and interact with AI on Databricks

Qualification

Backend engineeringScalaGoPythonDistributed systemsCloud-native infrastructureService-oriented architectureDeployment pipelinesSystem observabilityProduct mindsetReal-time servingML infrastructureGPU orchestrationSageMakerVertex AIAzure MLOSS contributionsDeveloper platformsInternal toolsOwnership mindset

Required

5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering
Strong programming skills in Scala, Go, or Python
Experience with distributed systems, scalable APIs, or cloud-native infrastructure
Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, deployment pipelines, and system observability
Strong product and ownership mindset — you care about building the right solution, not just any solution

Preferred

Experience with real-time serving, ML infrastructure, or GPU orchestration
Exposure to platforms like SageMaker, Vertex AI, or Azure ML
Contributions to OSS projects like MLflow, PyTorch, or Ray
Built developer platforms or internal tools supporting AI workflows

Benefits

Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity

Company

Databricks

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Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
dateFounded in 2013
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
https://www.databricks.com

H1B Sponsorship

Databricks has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (385)
2024 (319)
2023 (227)
2022 (222)
2021 (166)
2020 (64)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$25.81B
Key Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B

Leadership Team

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Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
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David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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