# Staff Software Engineer - Backend

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Bellevue, WA, Seattle, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $182k – $247k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Scala, Java, Spark, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL
**Posted:** 2026-01-30

> Designs, implements, tests, and operates backend microservices for Databricks' large-scale data and AI platform using Scala/Java, Spark, Kafka, and cloud technologies. Requires 10+ years experience in distributed systems and SaaS platforms.

## Job Description

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## Competencies
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, or a related field
- **10+ years** of production level experience in one of: Java, Scala, C++, or similar language
- Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables
- Experience in architecting, developing, deploying, and operating large scale distributed systems
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures
- Good knowledge of SQL
- Experience with software security and systems that handle sensitive data
- Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes

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