Drimva

Databricks

Principal Engineer - Privacy

$278K–$339K

Mountain View, California +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2025

Location
Mountain View, California
San Francisco, California
Experience
10+ years in Data Security or related areas; 15+ years building large-scale distributed systems with high availability.
Education
MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields.

About the job

Leads security engineering strategy and helps identify and address infrastructure and service gaps to protect Databricks customers and their data.

What you'll do

  • Define security engineering vision and strategy and improve platform safety.
  • Attract talent and represent the security discipline across the organization.
  • Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events.

What they ask for

  • 10+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas, with expertise in at least two listed security domains.
  • 15+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems with high availability.
  • Leadership across functional and organizational lines, plus strong communication skills to explain and promote Data Security to senior leaders.
  • MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field.

Nice to have

  • Experience building systems at large-scale internet companies.

Pay

$278,200 — $339,250 USD (salary range)

Tools

Cryptography, Kubernetes, Web Security

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