# Staff Software Engineer, Observability
**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Salary:** $190K-$261K
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, Java, Scala, Rust, C++, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure
**Posted:** 2026-02-01
> Develops observability platforms for massive-scale infrastructure, handling billions of time series and petabytes of logs across global cloud regions. Requires 7+ years experience in systems languages, distributed systems, and cloud technologies like Kubernetes.
## Job Description
## Impact You'll Have
- Build next-generation observability platforms supporting billions of active time series and processing petabytes of logs daily.
- Manage infrastructure across nearly a hundred cloud regions, enabling monitoring of product reliability.
- Develop advanced workflows for incident diagnosis using Databricks' data intelligence platform.
- Uplevel monitoring and reliability practices across engineering with opinionated tools for logs, metrics, alerts, dashboards, and oncall rotations.
- Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.

## What We Look For
- BS (or higher) in Computer Science or related field.
- **7+ years** of production-level experience in **Go, Python, Java, Scala, Rust, C++**, or similar.
- Experience in software development for large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience driving large projects involving multiple teams.
- Experience with cloud technologies (**AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes**).
- Familiarity with observability infrastructure, monitoring patterns, and reliability practices.
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