Staff Software Engineer, AI Native Web Platform

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Web Platform team at Databricks. You will own the platform layer that the rest of the team builds on, including web framework, design system, CMS, infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, AI-enabled translation, and SDLC agents.

The north star architecture is being defined now, and you will be a primary author of it. You will partner with technical leaders across web and marketing engineering and set the standard for what AI-native platform engineering looks like in practice.

Key responsibilities:

• Define the technical roadmap for the web platform
• Influence technical leaders across the organisation on shared architectural decisions
• Pioneer an AI-native SDLC by applying agentic unlocks across code generation, testing, review, deployment, and production monitoring
• Define the evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and feedback loops that make agentic workflows reliable and production-grade
• Mentor and grow engineers on the team

Requirements:

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience
• Proven track record as a technical leader of a web platform
• Deep hands-on expertise across the full web stack, including React, TypeScript, Node.js
• Demonstrated ability to make and execute multi-layer architectural decisions on a live production platform
• Experience sequencing and executing frontend framework migrations without disrupting production
• A clear point of view on AI-native software development and a track record of building toward it
• Familiarity with agentic systems or LLM-powered tooling is a strong plus
• Strong ability to influence technical leaders and drive alignment across engineering and business stakeholders
• History of driving technical transformation with rigor and execution discipline

Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits