Senior Staff Software Engineer - Security Infrastructure

Databricks; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 228,400 - 303,550; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is hiring a senior leader in Data Security to oversee the security engineering function and enhance customer safety. You will leverage over 9 years of expertise in Data Security, leading projects across technical teams and representing our security initiatives. The role requires strong leadership and communication skills, as you will passionately advocate for data security at company-wide discussions and external events. The position offers an attractive salary range of $228,400—$303,550 USD, with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas.
• 15+ years of experience building large scale distributed systems.
• Strong communication skills to explain Data Security.

Responsibilities

• Make Databricks safer by identifying key gaps.
• Attract top talent from across the industry.
• Represent security engineering throughout the organization.

Skills

Data Security

Cryptography

Kubernetes Security

Web Security

Governance

Privacy

Trust

Leadership skills

Communication

Education

MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields

Job description

Summary

At Databricks, we are obsessed with enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems, from security threat detection to cancer drug development. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform, so our customers can focus on the high-value challenges that are central to their missions.

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Our engineering teams build highly technical products that fulfill real, important needs in the world. We constantly push the boundaries of data and AI technology, while simultaneously operating with the resilience, security, and scale that is critical to making customers successful on our platform.

Customers trust Databricks with their most valuable data and Trust & Safety has the mission to build the most trusted data analytics and ML platform in the world. Security Engineering is an integral part of Trust & Safety and has a critical role to play in keeping customer data from bad actors. We are looking for senior leaders such as yourselves to create the vision and define the strategy for this space.

The Impact You Will Have

• Make Databricks safer for our customers by identifying and plugging key gaps in our infrastructure and services
• Attract top talent from across the industry.
• Represent the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, having a powerful voice to make us more data-driven
• Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences & events

What We Look For

• 9+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following—Cryptography, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Authentication, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Experience building systems at large scale internet companies is a huge plus.
• 15+ years of experience building large scale distributed systems with high availability
• Leadership skills and experience to lead across functional and organizational lines
• Strong communication skills to explain and evangelize Data Security to senior leaders across the company
• Bias to action and passion for delivering high-quality solutions
• MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields

Pay Range Transparency

Local Pay Range: $228,400—$303,550 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.