Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Menlo Ventures; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and AI company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join as a founding member of their London site. The role involves tackling complex technical challenges across various domains and contributing to the development of scalable, secure services. Candidates should have over 8 years of experience in Java, Scala, C++, or similar languages, and a strong background in developing large-scale distributed systems. This position offers opportunities to define reliability measures and improve system performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, C++, or similar language.
• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures.

Responsibilities

• Join backend teams that span multiple domains across essential service platforms.
• Build reliable, secure, and high-performance services and client libraries.
• Help define SLIs, meet SLOs, and drive long-term reliability improvements.

Skills

Java

Scala

C++

SQL

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Overview

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems by building and running the data and AI infrastructure platform that helps customers use deep data insights to improve their business. We focus on tackling technical challenges across design, scalability, and reliability, and we are just getting started.

As a software engineer, you will join as a founding member of not only the London site, but also the multi-year journey to achieve our Lakehouse vision. You will be involved in the entire development cycle and exemplify all core Databricks values.

Responsibilities

• Join backend teams that span multiple domains across essential service platforms.
• Solve challenges such as distributed systems, at-scale service architecture and monitoring, workflow orchestration, and developer experience.
• Build reliable, secure, and high-performance services and client libraries for storing and accessing large data on cloud storage backends (e.g., S3, GCS, Azure Blob Store).
• Develop product features that empower customers to easily store and access their data.
• Address reliability issues related to Lakebase and actively identify causes of downtime to systematically improve or remove root causes.
• Help define SLIs, meet SLOs, and drive long-term reliability improvements.

Qualifications

• BS degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field.
• 8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, C++, or similar language.
• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures.
• Knowledge of SQL.

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

Benefits

Databricks strives to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees. For specific details on benefits offered in your region, please visit the benefits site.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Databricks is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We ensure hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals are considered for employment 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 the employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and the employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.