Sr. Software Engineer- Databricks AI

Neon; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is expanding to Bengaluru, India, and building its first AI engineering team there from scratch. As a Senior Software Engineer and founding member of the Bengaluru team, you will design and build the backend systems behind our ML platform, taking features from design through production in a fast‑paced environment.

You will design core services and APIs, ingest and query traces, metrics, and artifacts from training runs and production agents, and mentor other engineers while upholding

Qualifications

• BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Strong experience with backend stacks such as Scala or Java.
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Docker/Kubernetes.
• Engineering maturity in security, correctness, and operational excellence.
• Strong communication skills and collaboration across teams.
• Experience with ML or LLM systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core services and APIs for the platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Build systems that ingest, store, and query traces, metrics, and artifacts from training runs and production agents.
• Develop evaluation and monitoring capabilities, such as LLM judges and quality metrics, that catch regressions before they reach production.
• Optimize the scalability and cost of the platform as usage grows across customers and cloud regions.
• Work with product, research, and customers on what we build next.
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, and operational readiness, and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

Scala/Java

Cloud technologies

Security and reliability

Communication

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

At Databricks, we are passionate about helping enterprises that build ML models and AI agents deliver high-quality AI to production fast. Founded by engineers, and customer obsessed, we leap at every opportunity to tackle technical challenges, from designing great developer experiences to building reliable systems at global scale. And we're only getting started.

Our team builds the MLOps and LLMOps platform that millions of AI developers and ML practitioners use to track model training experiments, manage model registry, observe and evaluate AI agents. We're the team behind MLflow, the most widely adopted open-source AI engineering platform with more than 30 million package downloads per month, and its managed service used by thousands of organizations globally. We're now expanding to Bengaluru, India, and building our first AI engineering team there from scratch to work on this platform.

As a Senior Software Engineer and a founding member of the Bengaluru team, you'll design and build the backend systems behind these products and take them from design through production. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced environment.

Check out our recent blog post: coSTAR: How we ship AI agents at Databricks fast, without breaking things

The impact you will have:

• Design and implement core services and APIs for the platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Build systems that ingest, store, and query traces, metrics, and artifacts from training runs and production agents.
• Develop evaluation and monitoring capabilities, such as LLM judges and quality metrics, that catch regressions before they reach production.
• Optimize the scalability and cost of the platform as usage grows across customers and cloud regions.
• Work with product, research, and customers on what we build next.
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, and operational readiness, and mentor other engineers.

What we look for:

• BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing large-scale distributed systems, scaling infrastructure, or building platforms and developer tools for other teams.
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Strong experience with backend technical stacks such as Scala or Java.
• Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Engineering maturity in security, correctness, and operational excellence.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• Experience with ML or LLM systems is a plus.

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

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

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