Distributed DB Engine Engineer

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

Job summary

Databricks, based in San Francisco with Mountain View presence, invites applications for a senior database systems role within the Database Engine Team. The role focuses on building multi-cloud data platforms, optimizing query engines, and ensuring scalable performance for a diverse customer base.

Candidates should hold a PhD in databases or systems and demonstrate a passion for storage, distributed systems, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• PhD in databases or systems is required.
• 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.

Skills

Passion for databases

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Customer value focus

Education

PhD in databases or systems

Job description

Databricks, based in San Francisco with Mountain View presence, invites applications for a senior database systems role within the Database Engine Team. The role focuses on building multi-cloud data platforms, optimizing query engines, and ensuring scalable performance for a diverse customer base.

Candidates should hold a PhD in databases or systems and demonstrate a passion for storage, distributed systems, and performance optimization.