Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Build scalable, secure backend services and client libraries for Databricks’ data platform, working across distributed systems, cloud storage, and service-oriented architectures. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of production software engineering experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Design and build reliable, secure, high-performance backend services and client libraries for storing and accessing large volumes of data on cloud storage backends such as AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage.
- Develop product features that help customers store and access their data.
- Work across the full development cycle.
- Address challenges involving distributed systems, large-scale service architecture and monitoring, workflow orchestration, and developer experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- 8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language.
- Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with service-oriented architectures.
- Knowledge of SQL.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to employees' regional needs.
Skills
Java, Scala, C++, Distributed Systems, SaaS, Service-Oriented Architecture, SQL, Aws S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Workflow Orchestration, Monitoring
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