# Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Bengaluru, India
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Databricks, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems, CI/CD, Data Quality, Infrastructure As Code, Multi-Cloud Systems, Data Governance, Metric Stores, Data Transformation, Orchestration, Large-Scale Indexing Pipelines
**Posted:** 2026-08-11

> Leads the design, operation, and evolution of Databricks’ cross-company Data Intelligence Platform, including large-scale data systems, pipelines, governance, and infrastructure. Requires 10+ years of distributed-systems experience and substantial technical leadership on production data platforms.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and run the cross-company Data Intelligence Platform containing business and product metrics used to operate Databricks.
- Develop tooling and infrastructure to manage and run Databricks on Databricks at scale across multiple clouds, geographies, and deployment types.
- Build CI/CD processes, pipeline test frameworks, data-quality tooling, and infrastructure-as-code systems.
- Partner with engineering teams to develop the long-term vision and requirements for the Databricks product.
- Build reliable data pipelines and solve data problems using Databricks, partner products, and open-source tools.
- Provide early feedback on the design and operation of data products.
- Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and align engineering execution with long-term product and company goals.

## Requirements
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related major, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of industry experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- 4+ years providing technical leadership on planet-scale production data systems.
- Experience leading architecture efforts for performance-sensitive systems, such as latency-critical services, multi-tenant platforms, or large-scale indexing pipelines.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to connect engineering execution to longer-term product and company goals.
- Passion for mentoring and developing engineers.

## Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks designed to meet employees' needs, with region-specific details available from Databricks.

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