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Databricks

Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks
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senior full-time $166,000-$225,000 USD San Francisco, California

First indexed 18 Jun 2026

Description

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems , from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs.

As a Senior Software Engineer - Backend, you will work with your team to build infrastructure and products for the Databricks platform at scale.

The impact you'll have: Our backend teams span many domains, from our core compute fabric resource management infrastructure, to service platforms, to machine learning infrastructure. You might work on challenges such as:

  • Resource management infrastructure powering big data and machine learning workloads on the Databricks platform in a scalable, secure, and cloud-agnostic way
  • Developing reliable, scalable services and client libraries that work with massive amounts of data on the cloud, across geographic regions and Cloud providers
  • Building tools to allow Databricks engineers to operate their services across different clouds and environments
  • Building services, products, and infrastructure at the intersection of machine learning and distributed systems.

What we look for:

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
  • 5+ years of production-level experience in one of: Java, Scala, C++, or similar languages
  • Experience developing large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures
  • Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, or Kubernetes
  • Experience with security and systems that handle sensitive data
  • Good knowledge of SQL

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Equity awards
  • Flexible time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Family Planning
  • Gym reimbursement
  • Annual personal development fund
  • Work headphones reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Business travel accident insurance

Pay Range Transparency: The pay range for this role is $166,000-$225,000 USD.

This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/databricks/jobs/4799387002