Distributed Data Systems Engineer

Databricks; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a PhD-holder to work on database and distributed systems, focusing on query optimization and execution. The role involves managing data security, resource allocation, and storage efficiency. Successful candidates will be passionate about delivering customer impact and have experience in performance optimization. The local pay range for this position is $150,000 to $190,000 USD, and the role is located in Mountain View, California.

Qualifications

• A passion for database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, language design, and/or performance optimization.
• Motivated by delivering customer value and impact.

Responsibilities

• Query compilation & optimization
• Distributed query execution and scheduling
• Vectorized engine execution
• Data security
• Resource management
• Transaction coordination
• Efficient storage structures (encoding, indexes)
• Automatic physical data optimization

Education

PhD in databases or systems

Job description

Databricks is seeking a PhD-holder to work on database and distributed systems, focusing on query optimization and execution. The role involves managing data security, resource allocation, and storage efficiency. Successful candidates will be passionate about delivering customer impact and have experience in performance optimization. The local pay range for this position is $150,000 to $190,000 USD, and the role is located in Mountain View, California.