# Senior Staff Software Engineer - Unity Catalog Runtime Enforcement

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom, Aarhus, Denmark, Zurich, Switzerland, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Berlin, Germany
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Experience:** 15+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Unity Catalog, Data Governance, Authorization, Data Security, Cloud Computing, Incident Response, Service Operations, Automation, Slas
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Leads the engineering team and cross-organizational initiatives responsible for secure, consistent Unity Catalog runtime enforcement across Databricks compute engines and clouds. The role requires extensive distributed-systems experience, security expertise, operational maturity, and technical leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead and grow an engineering team delivering runtime enforcement outcomes in a high-severity, cross-organizational domain; establish scope, SLAs, and phased roadmaps.
- Establish a single source of truth for scope, operating model, and durable enforcement mechanisms.
- Lead multi-year, multi-team initiatives shaping how Unity Catalog is enforced at runtime across compute types and engines.
- Introduce tools to increase automation and service operability.
- Use deep experience to help prevent and investigate production issues.
- Plan and lead complex technical projects involving multiple teams.
- Serve as a technical team lead by mentoring others, leading sprint planning, delegating assignments, and participating in project planning.

## Requirements
- 15+ years of industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
- Comfort working toward a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
- Extensive experience building and maintaining distributed systems.
- Security-first mindset.
- Cross-organizational leadership in ambiguous, incident-heavy environments, with disciplined rollout and operational maturity.
- Motivation to deliver customer value and impact.
- Experience driving company initiatives toward customer satisfaction.
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.

## Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to employees' needs, with details varying by region.

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