Drimva

Databricks

Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

$192K–$260K

Mountain View, California +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2023

Location
Mountain View, California
San Francisco, California
Experience
8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, or C++.
Education
BS in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience; MS or PhD in databases or distributed systems is optional.

About the job

Build distributed data storage and processing systems for data engineering, analytics, and diverse workloads, with a focus on performance, reliability, and scale.

What you'll do

  • Develop distributed data systems and services, including storage, processing, and pipeline capabilities.
  • Build query optimization and execution systems for performance, scalability, and robustness.
  • Deliver customer value through incremental work toward a multi-year technical vision.

What they ask for

  • 8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, or C++.
  • Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases.
  • Experience with distributed systems, databases, and big data systems such as Apache Spark™ and Hadoop.
  • BS in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

  • MS or PhD in databases or distributed systems.

Pay

$192,000 — $260,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Java, Scala, C++, Apache Spark™, Hadoop, AWS S3, Azure Blob Store

AI focus

Build data and AI infrastructure and distributed systems that support machine learning and data science workloads.

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