Drimva

Databricks

Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

$182K–$247K

Bellevue, Washington +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Dec 11, 2023

Location
Bellevue, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Experience
8+ years of production-level experience in Java, Scala, or C++.
Education
BS (or higher) in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Build distributed data storage and processing systems that support high-performance queries and workloads from ETL to data science.

What you'll do

  • Develop distributed data systems and infrastructure, including projects such as Apache Spark, Data Plane Storage, Delta Lake, and Delta Pipelines.
  • Build query optimizers and execution engines focused on performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • 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 or Hadoop.
  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Pay

$182,400 — $247,000 USD (salary range)

Tools

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

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