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Staff Backend Software Engineer- (Databricks AI)

Databricks· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$166k - $225kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Staff Backend Software Engineer in the AI Platform team at Databricks, building infrastructure powering AI workloads and products (e.g., MLflow, AI Gateway, Databricks Apps, Agent Framework, Foundation Model APIs) with a high-agency, high-visibility team focused on AI infrastructure at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Build infrastructure that powers flagship offerings like MLflow, AI Gateway, Databricks Apps, Agent Framework, Agent Bricks, and Foundation Model APIs.
  • Improve reliability, latency, and efficiency of distributed AI workloads
  • Collaborate with platform, infra, and ML teams to deliver seamless end-to-end experiences
  • Shape how developers and data scientists build and interact with AI on Databricks

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering
  • Strong programming skills in Scala, Go, or Python
  • Experience with distributed systems, scalable APIs, or cloud-native infrastructure
  • Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, deployment pipelines, and system observability
  • Strong product and ownership mindset — you care about building the right solution, not just any solution

Skills

Required:ScalaGoPython

Benefits

  • Benefits information available via regional link in the job description
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Databricks

Leading Data and AI Platform for Enterprises

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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