Drimva

Databricks

Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

$192K–$260K

San Francisco, California · Staff · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2023

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.

About the job

Build distributed data storage and processing systems for workloads ranging from ETL to data science, with a focus on performance, reliability, and scale.

What you'll do

  • Develop distributed data systems and services, including projects such as Apache Spark, Data Plane Storage, Delta Lake, and Delta Pipelines.
  • Build query optimizers and execution engines for scalable, robust performance.
  • Deliver customer value through incremental work toward a multi-year 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 (Apache Spark, 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 (salary range)

Tools

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

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