Databricks · 1 month ago
Staff Software Engineer, Metrics and Logging
Mountain View, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$191K/yr - $254K/yr
7+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that enables data teams to tackle significant challenges. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Logging Platform team, you will design and scale the next-generation logging infrastructure, enhance log accessibility, and mentor engineers to foster technical excellence.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Build the future of logging at Databricks by designing and scaling our next-generation logging platform that processes petabytes of logs daily
Develop and optimize log delivery pipelines to support low-latency, high-throughput log ingestion and querying, ensuring seamless observability across all Databricks services
Enhance log accessibility and usability, developing tools that enable engineers to efficiently search, analyze, and derive insights from logs
Collaborate with teams across Databricks to define best practices for structured logging, standardizing formats and improving the developer experience
Improve reliability and cost-efficiency by optimizing log retention, indexing, and query performance to reduce operational overhead
Mentor and uplevel engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence within the team and broader observability community
Qualification
Required
BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
7+ years of production-level experience in one of: Scala, Rust, Go, Python, Java, C++, or similar languages
Deep experience in software development, in large-scale distributed systems
Experience driving complex projects involving multiple teams and stakeholders
Familiarity with log collection, health monitoring, and observability tools
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
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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