Staff Software Engineer - Machine Learning (Search)

Databricks Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Job summary

A leading AI company in Bengaluru is looking for a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Machine Learning for Search. This role involves developing advanced ML-based search models, enhancing search quality, and collaborating cross-functionally. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in developing search relevance systems and a strong background in NLP and query understanding. Join a dynamic team pushing the boundaries of AI in real-world applications.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience developing search relevance systems at scale in production.
• Experience applying large language models to search relevance.
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of ML-based search and discovery relevance models.
• Design and implement automated ML and NLP pipelines.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams.

Skills

ML systems development

NLP

Query understanding

Text mining

Recommendations

Personalization

Conversational AI

Education

BS+ in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Skip to main content Overview Culture Benefits Diversity Engineering Research Students & new grads Back to search results Staff Software Engineer , Machine Learning (Search) Bengaluru, India

The Applied AI team at Databricks sits at the forefront of advancing AI/ML-powered products. Databricks’ customers are continuously creating new assets (tables, notebooks, dashboards, datarooms, pipelines, sql queries, ml models etc.) on the platform. Some of them can have hundreds of millions of assets. Finding an asset is a critical user journey for Databricks’ customers which helps them accomplish their tasks.

As our Search product continues to evolve, we are seeking a Staff Engineer to lead enhancements to our Search Quality. In 2025, we will focus on enhancing search ranking, improving query understanding, building robust evals and growing the coverage of assets to enable seamless search at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the development and deployment of ML based search and discovery relevance models and systems integrated with Databricks' products and services.
• Design and implement automated ML and NLP pipelines for data preprocessing, query understanding and rewrite, ranking and retrieval, and model evaluation, enabling rapid experimentation and iteration.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross‑functional teams to drive technology‑first initiatives that enable novel business strategies and product roadmaps for the search and discovery experience.
• Contribute to building a robust framework for evaluating search ranking improvements – both offline and online.

What We’re Looking For

• BS+ (M.S. or PhD preferred) in Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years experience developing search relevance systems at scale in production or in high‑impact research environments.
• Experience applying LLM to search relevance
• Experience in one or more of the following:
• Query understanding
• NLP
• Text mining
• Recommendations
• Personalization
• Discovery
• Conversational AI
• Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.
• Contributions to well‑used open‑source projects.

Why Join Us?

At Databricks, we are building state‑of‑the‑art AI solutions that redefine how users interact with data and our products. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of AI‑driven products at Databricks, work with cutting‑edge models, and collaborate with a world‑class team of AI and ML experts.

If you're excited about pushing the boundaries of AI in real‑world applications, we’d love to hear from you!

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide – including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 – 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

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, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.

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.

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