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Databricks · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML Environments

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$166K/yr - $220K/yr
date5+ years exp

Databricks is a data and AI company passionate about enabling data and AI teams to solve complex problems. In this role, you will build the infrastructure that allows AI researchers and engineers to set up training and serving environments, collaborating with various teams to enhance the Databricks platform.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Build the infrastructure that enables ML and AI users to configure training and serving environments easily, reliably and reproducibly
Collaborate with other AI infrastructure teams to build the features that customers need to get more from the Databricks platform. Examples include improving performance of setting up virtual environments for short training and data processing sessions, improving observability to help customers debug when runs fail, etc
Interact with turnkey customers and product managers to envision new features and identify areas for improvement
Shape how developers and data scientists build and interact with AI on Databricks

Qualification

Backend engineeringPythonDistributed systemsCloud-native infrastructureService-oriented architectureProduct mindsetDependency managementContainerization technologies

Required

5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering with a focus on building systems
Strong programming skills in Python, Scala or Java
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
Strong understanding of dependency management technologies including virtual environments or containerization technologies

Benefits

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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