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Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

Databricks· Engineering
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Bellevue, WA$182.4k - $247kfull-timePosted 7mo 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 query engines while supporting diverse workloads from ETL to data science.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 8+ 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

Benefits

  • Benefits available as listed by company (region-specific).
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Databricks

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Databricks offers a unified platform for data, analytics and AI. Build better AI with a data-centric approach. Simplify ETL, data warehousing, governance and AI on the Data Intelligence Platform.

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