# Staff Software Engineer, Data Collection

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $191k – $254k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** JavaScript, iOS, Android, SDKs, Client Libraries, Content Security Policy, Cookies, Edge Endpoints, Batching, Retries, Consent Management, Data Privacy, Schema Versioning, Incident Response
**Posted:** 2026-08-28

> Leads browser, mobile, and server-side data collection systems, including SDKs, identity handling, schema compatibility, and integrations. Requires 10+ years of engineering experience, deep JavaScript expertise, SDK ownership, and technical and people leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end first-party data collection stack, including browser tags, mobile SDKs, server-side endpoints, and ingestion paths.
- Define schema and versioning contracts with compatibility across deployed SDK versions.
- Lead identity handling across anonymous and authenticated records, devices, and sessions.
- Lead integrations with CustomerLake products such as Profile and Campaign Agents.
- Maintain strict budgets for page weight, latency, and failure behavior so collection does not degrade host applications.
- Partner with product management, design, and engineering teams to build scalable, extensible solutions.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including technical leadership on complex enterprise software projects.
- Experience owning an SDK or client library used by external developers, including native iOS and Android SDKs.
- Deep browser-side JavaScript expertise, including bundle size, asynchronous loading, CSP, storage and cookie restrictions, and tracking prevention.
- Experience with high-throughput server-side collection, including edge endpoints, batching, retries, and delivery guarantees.
- Practical understanding of consent and privacy requirements, including regional routing and data minimization.
- Demonstrated ownership in 0-to-1 environments and ability to drive projects from concept through launch and adoption.
- Strong collaboration skills across product, engineering, and design.
- Experience combining technical and people leadership, such as serving as a TLM.

## Nice to Have
- Experience building a CDP, analytics SDK, or tag management product.
- Experience with incident response for code deployed on customer properties.

## Compensation
- Local pay range: **$190,900–$253,750 USD**.
- Total compensation may also include an annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

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