Staff Engineer, AI Search & Retrieval Platform

Databricks; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Staff Engineer for Search in Mountain View, California. You will be responsible for driving the architecture and evolution of the next-generation Search product. Your role will involve leading engineering efforts, mentoring other engineers, and making influential contributions to the search infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in large-scale distributed systems and deep expertise in search technologies. The position offers a competitive pay range of $166,000—$225,000 USD.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Deep expertise in Search technologies and related domains such as indexing and retrieval infrastructure.
• Proven ability to deliver technically complex initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and evolution of the Search product.
• Identify challenges in indexing, storage, query execution, and ranking.
• Lead end-to-end engineering efforts from design to production rollout.

Skills

Large-scale distributed systems

Search technologies (vector, keyword, hybrid)

Algorithms and data structures

Performance-sensitive architecture

Strong communication skills

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Staff Engineer for Search in Mountain View, California. You will be responsible for driving the architecture and evolution of the next-generation Search product. Your role will involve leading engineering efforts, mentoring other engineers, and making influential contributions to the search infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in large-scale distributed systems and deep expertise in search technologies. The position offers a competitive pay range of $166,000—$225,000 USD.