Senior Backend Engineer - Public Sector (TS/SCI)

Menlo Ventures; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 155,900 - 214,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Annual performance bonus

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Software Engineer for its Public Sector team to design and build scalable backend services in a cloud environment. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in software development, technical competence in Java, Scala, Go, or C++, and a solid understanding of distributed systems. This role includes addressing complex architectural challenges, ensuring the platform's performance, security, and resilience. The position is located in McLean, Virginia and offers a competitive salary range of $155,900 — $214,400 USD.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong production-level experience in Java, Scala, Go, or C++.
• Understands high-consequence public sector environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available backend services.
• Solve complex architectural trade-offs around concurrency and storage.
• Partner with Production Engineering to ensure service security and reliability.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Concurrency

Performance Optimization

Java

Scala

Go

C++

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Software Engineer for its Public Sector team to design and build scalable backend services in a cloud environment. Candidates should have over 6 years of experience in software development, technical competence in Java, Scala, Go, or C++, and a solid understanding of distributed systems. This role includes addressing complex architectural challenges, ensuring the platform's performance, security, and resilience. The position is located in McLean, Virginia and offers a competitive salary range of $155,900 — $214,400 USD.