# Staff Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Bellevue, WA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $181k – $226k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Java, Scala, Go, C++, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-06-04

> Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead designing and building compute abstractions, workload orchestration, and fleet management systems that power Databricks' infrastructure across major clouds.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop the compute abstractions that provide powerful capabilities for all Databricks workloads, enabling engineers to build world-class products with high velocity and best-in-class performance
- Design the workload orchestration and scheduling systems that orchestrates all types of workloads (serving, batch, stateful, GPU) with high performance and efficiency
- Scale the fleet management systems that launch and configure millions of VMs every day across cloud providers
- Raise the technical and operational bar through strong design practices, testing, and a culture of engineering excellence and platform mindset
- Lead cross-team initiatives that span product and infrastructure surface areas

## Requirements
- BS (or higher) in Computer Science or related field
- 10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems
- Strong proficiency in one or more languages such as Java, Scala, Go, or C++
- Experience with service-oriented architectures and large scale distributed systems
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container/orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Track record of shipping infrastructure that supports mission-critical workloads at scale

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