Databricks · 16 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Metrics and Logging
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $261K/yr
7+ years expDatabricks is a data and AI company that empowers data teams to tackle significant challenges. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the development of the logging infrastructure, enhancing observability and performance across Databricks services.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataInformation TechnologyAnalyticsData IntegrationData ManagementData StorageMachine 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
Eligibility for 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
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$27.25BKey Investors
JP Morgan ChaseFidelity,Insight Partners,J.P. Morgan Asset ManagementAndreessen Horowitz,Insight Partners,MGX,Thrive Capital,WCM Investment Management
2026-02-09Debt Financing· $2B
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $5B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
Ion Stoica
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
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