Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Cloud Systems (TS/SCI)

Databricks Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 155,900 - 214,400; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a world-class Software Engineer on our Public Sector backend team to design, build, and scale distributed systems for the Data Intelligence Platform in sovereign and air-gapped clouds. You will own end-to-end lifecycle of mission-critical code, optimize performance, ensure security compliance, and collaborate with Production Engineering to meet high-availability standards.

Requirements include 6+ years of software development, BS/MS/PhD in CS, and production experience in

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Distributed Systems, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Production experience in Java, Scala, Go, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale highly available backend services.
• Develop distributed systems powering a large data and AI platform.
• Optimize performance and ensure security and reliability in sovereign and air-gapped clouds.

Skills

Distributed Systems

Concurrency

Performance Optimization

Java/Scala/Go/C++

Cloud Experience

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Databricks is seeking a world-class Software Engineer on our Public Sector backend team to design, build, and scale distributed systems for the Data Intelligence Platform in sovereign and air-gapped clouds. You will own end-to-end lifecycle of mission-critical code, optimize performance, ensure security compliance, and collaborate with Production Engineering to meet high-availability standards.

Requirements include 6+ years of software development, BS/MS/PhD in CS, and production experience in