# Senior Software Engineer - Backend

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Python, Java, Scala, C++, Go, Rust, Distributed Systems, SaaS, Service-Oriented Architecture, Backend Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Static Analysis, Test Automation
**Posted:** 2026-09-13

> Build and operate large-scale backend infrastructure and distributed systems for the Databricks platform, including cloud-agnostic abstractions and developer tooling. Requires a bachelor's degree and 6+ years of production software engineering experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build foundational infrastructure platforms that operate across geographic regions and cloud providers.
- Implement cloud-agnostic infrastructure abstractions for managing and operating services.
- Develop tools and processes that improve engineering efficiency and developer experience.
- Contribute to programming-language tooling, linters, static analysis, IDEs, remote development environments, automated release pipelines, and test automation frameworks.
- Design, develop, implement, operate, and maintain large-scale backend systems.
- Develop distributed systems and SaaS or service-oriented platforms.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- 6+ years of production-level experience with Python, Java, Scala, C++, or a similar language.
- Experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch.
- Experience with SaaS platforms or service-oriented architectures.
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Java, Scala, or Go.
- Hands-on experience developing and operating backend systems.
- Ability to contribute across project phases, from design and development through implementation and ongoing operations.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with Rust development tooling and developer experience optimization.

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