Sr.Staff Software Engineer- Network Platform
Databricks · Posted Nov 7
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, and its Networking Infrastructure team powers connectivity and enterprise security features across the product suite. The team works on large-scale, multi-cloud networking systems that connect the control plane and compute plane. This role will define technical vision and architecture for next-generation network connectivity and observability services managing millions of VMs across clouds.
What you will do
- As one of the early members of the rapidly growing Bangalore site, you will play a critical role in defining the technical vision and architecture for next-generation network connectivity & observability services that will power & manage millions of VMs across multiple clouds.
- In this role, you will own and drive the design of large-scale connectivity platforms that form the backbone between Databricks’ control plane and compute plane.
- These platforms are foundational to improving the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our compute infrastructure, while enabling more intelligent and cost-effective use of cloud resources.
- You will operate at an org-wide level, setting technical direction, leading complex cross-team initiatives, and mentoring senior engineers.
- You’ll work closely with product management, operations, and partner engineering teams to translate long-term business goals into durable, extensible networking systems.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 15+ years of production level experience in one of: Rust, Java, Scala, C++, or similar language
- 10+ years of experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures.
- Experience with cloud networking, kubernetes, infrastructure automation languages like terraform, cloudformation, etc.
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
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