Staff Software Engineer, AI Native Web Platform

Databricks Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 198,200 - 272,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Databricks Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its Web Platform team in Mountain View, California. This role involves owning the platform layer and defining the technical roadmap.

You will lead engineering efforts for a web platform, influence architectural decisions, and mentor engineers. A strong background in web technologies like React and Node.js, plus technical leadership experience, is essential. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of impact.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience as technical owner.
• Proven experience leading a web platform, including design systems.

Responsibilities

• Define the technical roadmap for the web platform.
• Influence architectural decisions across the organization.
• Mentor and grow engineers on the team.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Technical Leadership

AI-native software development

Job description

About Us

The Web Platform team at Databricks builds and owns the public-facing web experiences that represent Databricks to the world. We are rebuilding the platform from the ground up, AI‑native from the start, and pioneering an agentic SDLC as our operating model.

The Role

As Staff Software Engineer on the Web Platform team, reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will own the platform layer that the rest of the team builds on: web framework, design system, CMS, infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, AI‑enabled translation, and SDLC agents.

This is a rare opportunity to design a web platform for an AI‑native world from the ground up. The north star architecture is being defined now and you will be a primary author of it. You will partner with technical leaders across web and marketing engineering, and set the standard for what AI‑native platform engineering looks like in practice.

Impact you’ll have

• Define the technical roadmap for the web platform: component systems, rendering architecture, CMS, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling, built AI‑native from the start.
• Influence technical leaders across the organization on shared architectural decisions and contribute to the broader north star for AI‑native engineering at Databricks.
• Pioneer an AI‑native SDLC by applying agentic unlocks across code generation, testing, review, deployment, and production monitoring.
• Define the evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and feedback loops that make agentic workflows reliable and production‑grade.
• Mentor and grow engineers on the team, setting the standard for what AI‑native thinking and execution looks like in practice.

What we look for

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of technical leadership and impact.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience, serving as the technical owner for the software systems owned by your team.
• Proven track record as a technical leader of a web platform, with direct ownership across design systems, rendering frameworks, and understanding of edge delivery, CI/CD and infrastructure.
• Deep hands‑on expertise across the full web stack like React, TypeScript, Node.js.
• Demonstrated ability to make and execute multi‑layer architectural decisions on a live production platform.
• Experience sequencing and executing frontend framework migrations without disrupting production.
• A clear point of view on AI‑native software development and a track record of building toward it.
• Familiarity with agentic systems or LLM‑powered tooling is a strong plus.
• Strong ability to influence technical leaders and drive alignment across engineering and business stakeholders.
• History of driving technical transformation with rigor and execution discipline: stack consolidation, or platform‑level standards adoption at scale.

Pay Range Transparency

Zone 1 Pay Range $198,200 — $272,600 USD

Benefits

Databricks offers equity, performance bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, 401(k), and other employee perks to support our team worldwide.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Databricks is 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 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.