Senior Software Frontend Engineer – Dashboards

Databricks; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 146,200 - 201,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and perks

Annual performance bonus

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer in Vancouver who will design and build high-performance dashboard experiences for users. You will work closely with product managers and designers to enhance data exploration and visualization. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in frontend development with modern languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as familiarity with UX principles. The position offers a competitive salary range of $146,200–$201,100 CAD, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong experience in frontend and backend systems.
• Deep understanding of UX principles, accessibility, and responsive design for data-heavy interfaces.
• Experience building dashboards and business intelligence products is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build intuitive, high-performance experiences for creating and editing dashboards.
• Translate complex analytical concepts into polished dashboard experiences.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define APIs and data models.

Skills

Frontend development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React

Backend systems experience

UX principles and responsive design

Collaboration cross-functionally

Building dashboards and analytics tools

Familiarity with SQL authoring and analytical workflows

Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes)

Job description

At Databricks, we’re passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world’s toughest problems — from accelerating medical breakthroughs to building the next generation of intelligent products. We do this by creating the world’s best Data Intelligence Platform, empowering customers to turn massive data into deep, actionable insights.

Founded by engineers and driven by innovation, we’re obsessed with designing intuitive, high-performance user experiences that make complex data exploration simple and approachable.

As a Senior Frontend Engineer focused on Dashboards, you’ll build intuitive and scalable end-to-end experiences that help users create, explore, and share insights from data. You’ll work across the frontend, partnering with designers, product managers, and engineers to develop the next generation of dashboards, interactivity, and analytical workflows within Databricks.

What You’ll Do

• Design and build intuitive, high-performance experiences for creating and editing dashboards, as well as for authoring the data behind them, including SQL datasets, custom calculations, and semantic modeling.
• Partner closely with design and product to translate complex analytical concepts into polished, intuitive, and efficient dashboard experiences.
• Drive innovation in how Databricks users interact with data, enabling seamless and responsive exploration at scale.
• Own frontend development for core dashboard workflows, with a focus on usability, performance, accessibility, and reliability.
• Help shape the architecture, abstractions, and platform foundations that support a broad range of dashboarding and analytical use cases.
• Collaborate with backend engineers and adjacent teams to define APIs, data models, and contracts that power interactive and scalable dashboard experiences.

What We Look For

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong experience building both frontend and backend systems.
• Expertise in modern frontend development with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React, or similar frameworks.
• Deep understanding of UX principles, accessibility, and responsive design for data-heavy interfaces.
• Experience designing scalable systems and abstractions that support interactive, high-performance product experiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and deliver impactful user-facing features.
• Experience building dashboards, analytics, data exploration, authoring tools, or business intelligence products is a plus.
• Familiarity with SQL authoring, custom calculations, semantic modeling, or related analytical workflows is a plus.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Kubernetes is preferred.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above.

Canada Pay Range

$146,200—$201,100 CAD

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.