Software Engineer (Backend - SDE 2)
Databricks · Posted Oct 8
Data, analytics, machine learning, and generative AI intelligence platform services
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About the role
Databricks builds and runs a data and AI infrastructure platform used by more than 20,000 organizations worldwide, with backend teams spanning core compute fabric resource management, service platforms, and infrastructure. The team works on foundational, cloud-agnostic infrastructure platforms and developer tooling across multiple geographic regions and cloud providers. This backend engineering role involves building large-scale distributed systems and internal platforms, with a current focus on optimizing the Rust development experience.
What you will do
- Supporting Databricks' growth by building foundational infrastructure platforms that enable seamless operation across numerous geographic regions and cloud providers.
- Implementing cloud-agnostic infrastructure abstractions to help Databricks engineers more efficiently manage and operate their services.
- Develop tools and processes that drive engineering efficiency at Databricks. We enhance the developer experience for Databricks engineers across various areas, including programming languages, linters, static analysis, IDEs, remote development environments, automated release pipelines, and test automation frameworks. Our current focus is on optimizing the Rust development experience across the organization.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
- 3+ years of production level experience in one of: Python, Java, Scala, C++, or similar language.
- Experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Java, Scala, or Go.
- Hands-on experience in developing and operating backend systems.
- Ability to contribute effectively throughout all project phases, from initial design and development to implementation and ongoing operations, with guidance from senior team members.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Databricks
Databricks is a data and artificial intelligence company that provides a unified Data Intelligence Platform built on a lakehouse architecture. The platform combines data engineering, data warehousing, machine learning, and generative AI to help organizations manage and scale their data assets natively across major cloud providers. Founded by the original creators of Apache Spark, Databricks enables thousands of enterprises worldwide to power advanced analytics, business intelligence, and autonomous AI agents.
- Industry
- Data and AI Platform Software
- Company size
- 17300+ employees
- Founded
- 2013
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Private Company
Funding
Private Company · $25.2B raised
- 2026-08-13Series L$5.0B
Leadership
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Co-founder and Executive Chairman
Chief Financial Officer
Co-founder and Chief Architect
Recent coverage
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