# Staff Software Engineer

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** Python, Java, Scala, C++, Distributed Systems, SaaS, Service-Oriented Architecture, Platform Engineering, Scalability, Reliability
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Leads the design, ownership, and scaling of critical platforms supporting Databricks core user experiences. The role requires 12+ years of production software experience, distributed-systems expertise, and a bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Own multiple critical platforms across scalability, platformization, and reliability.
- Design abstractions for serving infrastructure that support current and emerging use cases, including AI.
- Drive cross-organizational impact, collaborate with stakeholders, and build consensus across functions.
- Re-architect platforms to support a 10x to 100x increase in scale.
- Improve developer experience by reducing platform onboarding time from weeks to hours.
- Develop features that improve product functionality and end-user experience.
- Foster engineering excellence with high standards for quality and productivity.
- Mentor junior team members and help develop future technical leaders.

## Requirements

- 12+ years of production-level experience with Python, Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch.
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with service-oriented architectures.

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