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Databricks · 1 week ago

Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$192K/yr - $260K/yr
date8+ years exp

Databricks is a leading data and AI company that empowers organizations to solve complex problems through innovative technology. The Staff Software Engineer will build next-generation distributed data storage and processing systems, enhancing performance and scalability for diverse workloads.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Develop the de facto open source standard framework for big data
Deliver reliable and high performance services and client libraries for storing and accessing humongous amount of data on cloud storage backends, e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Store
A storage management system that combines the scale and cost-efficiency of data lakes, the performance and reliability of a data warehouse, and the low latency of streaming
It's difficult to manage even a single data engineering pipeline
Build the next generation query optimizer and execution engine that's fast, tuning free, scalable, and robust

Qualification

JavaScalaC++Distributed systemsBig data systemsAlgorithmsData structuresCustomer value focusIncremental deliverables

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

Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Equity
Comprehensive benefits and perks

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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