Staff Storage IO Engineer: Build High-Performance Cloud I/O

Databricks Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance the Storage I/O platform for fast, reliable reads and writes to cloud storage systems, helping to boost overall query performance.

You will work on low-level systems, optimize CPU usage, and contribute to distributed data engines with Spark and Hadoop, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver incremental milestones toward a multi-year storage vision.

Qualifications

• BS (or higher) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
• Motivated by delivering customer value and impact.
• 8+ years of production level experience in either Java, Scala or C++.
• Experience with low level systems (OS, network stacks, CPU optimizations).
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases.
• Experience with distributed systems, databases, and big data systems (Apache Spark, Hadoop).

Skills

Java/Scala/C++

Low-level systems

Algorithms & data structures

Distributed systems

Big data systems (Spark/Hadoop)

8+ years experience

Education

BS/ MS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Databricks Inc. in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to advance the Storage I/O platform for fast, reliable reads and writes to cloud storage systems, helping to boost overall query performance.

You will work on low-level systems, optimize CPU usage, and contribute to distributed data engines with Spark and Hadoop, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver incremental milestones toward a multi-year storage vision.