Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Job summary

A leading data and AI company is seeking a skilled engineer to build reliable and scalable services that handle vast amounts of data in cloud storage. The role requires significant experience in programming languages such as Java, Scala, or C++, and a solid understanding of large-scale distributed systems. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting challenges in data and AI infrastructure, promoting innovation across various industries.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of production-level experience in a programming language like Java, Scala, or C++.
• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with SaaS platforms or Service-Oriented Architectures.

Responsibilities

• Build reliable and scalable services for handling vast amounts of data.
• Deliver high-performance services and libraries for cloud storage backends.
• Solve problems spanning product to infrastructure efficiently.

Skills

Java

Scala

C++

SQL

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Spark

Job description

P-1319

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business. Founded by engineers — and customer obsessed — we leap at every opportunity to solve technical challenges, from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we're only getting started.

The Impact You'll Have

• Problems that span from product to infrastructure including: distributed systems, at-scale service architecture and monitoring, workflow orchestration, and developer experience.
• Deliver reliable and high performance services and client libraries for storing and accessing humongous amount of data on cloud storage backends, e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Store.
• Build reliable, scalable services, e.g. Scala, Kubernetes, and data pipelines, e.g. Spark, Databricks, to power the pricing infrastructure that serves millions of cluster-hours per day and develop product features that empower customers to easily view and control platform usage.

What We Look For

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

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.

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.