Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta

About the role

Databricks is looking for a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join its backend team, which works on Delta Lake, the open-source storage layer behind the Databricks Lakehouse. You will design, develop and maintain robust backend systems that power Databricks workspaces, building a next-generation platform for serving workspace assets with high QPS, low latency and reliability. As a senior member of the team you will also provide technical leadership, mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Solve real business needs at large scale with software engineering.
• Debug low-level systems, measure and optimise performance on large production clusters.
• Design architectures, influence the product roadmap and take ownership of new projects.
• Introduce tools that increase automation and operability of services.
• Help prevent and investigate production issues using deep experience.
• Plan and lead complex technical projects that involve several teams.
• Act as a technical team lead: mentor others, lead sprint planning, delegate work and take part in project planning.

Required profile

• 15+ years of industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related major, or equivalent experience.
• Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
• Motivated by delivering customer value and impact, and experienced in driving company initiatives towards customer satisfaction.