# Principal Engineer - Privacy

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $220k – $297k/yr
**Experience:** 9+ years
**Skills:** Cryptography, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Privacy, Authentication, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Distributed Systems, Governance
**Posted:** 2026-01-30

> Leads privacy and security engineering to secure Databricks' data platform, identifies infrastructure gaps, and drives strategy. Requires 9+ years in data security, 15+ years in distributed systems, and MS/PhD.

## Job Description

## Impact
- Make Databricks safer for customers by identifying and plugging key gaps in infrastructure and services
- Attract top talent from across the industry
- Represent the security engineering discipline throughout the organization
- Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences & events

## What we look for
- **9+ years** of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of: Cryptography, **Kubernetes Security**, Web Security, Governance, **Privacy**, Trust, Safety, Authentication, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Experience building systems at large scale internet companies is a huge plus
- **15+ years** of experience building large scale distributed systems with high availability
- Leadership skills and experience to lead across functional and organizational lines
- Strong communication skills to explain and evangelize Data Security to senior leaders
- Bias to action and passion for delivering high-quality solutions
- MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields

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