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Sr Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks
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Hybrid (Bengaluru)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Backend-focused software engineer role at Databricks in Bengaluru, India, building infrastructure for the Databricks platform at scale and improving backend systems and developer tooling.

Responsibilities

  • Building foundational infrastructure platforms to enable seamless operation across multiple regions and cloud providers
  • Developing cloud-agnostic infrastructure abstractions for efficient service operation
  • Developing tools and processes to enhance engineering efficiency, including tooling for languages, linters, static analysis, IDEs, remote development environments, automated release pipelines, and test automation frameworks
  • Optimizing the Rust development experience across the organization
  • Contributing through all project phases from design to implementation and ongoing operations with guidance from senior team members

Qualifications

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
  • 6+ years of production level experience in 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

Skills

Required:PythonJavaScala
Nice to have:C++Go

Benefits

  • Benefits details linked in regional doc (region-specific)
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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