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Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

Databricks· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$166k - $225kfull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Software engineer on the Runtime team at Databricks, building next-generation distributed data storage and processing systems to outperform specialized SQL engines while supporting diverse workloads from ETL to data science.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the next generation distributed data storage and processing systems.
  • Contribute to projects including Apache Spark, Data Plane Storage, Delta Lake, Delta Pipelines, and Performance Engineering.
  • Work towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
  • Deliver customer value and impact.

Qualifications

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years of production level experience in Java, Scala or C++.
  • Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases.
  • Experience with distributed systems, databases, and big data systems (Apache Spark™, Hadoop).

Skills

Required:JavaScalaC++Distributed systems
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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