[Remote] Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Databricks is the data and AI company that empowers data teams to solve complex problems. The role involves building next-generation distributed data storage and processing systems that enhance relational query performance while supporting diverse workloads.ResponsibilitiesBuilding the next generation distributed data storage and processing systems that can outperform specialized SQL query engines in relational query performanceProviding reliable and high performance services and client libraries for storing and accessing humongous amounts of data on cloud storage backendsDeveloping a storage management system that combines the scale and cost-efficiency of data lakes with the performance and reliability of a data warehouseMaking it simple to orchestrate and operate tens of thousands of data pipelines through a higher level abstraction for expressing data pipelinesBuilding the next generation query optimizer and execution engine that is fast, tuning free, scalable, and robustSkillsBS (or higher) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experienceComfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverablesMotivated by delivering customer value and impact8+ years of production level experience in either Java, Scala or C++Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use casesExperience with distributed systems, databases, and big data systems (Apache Spark, Hadoop)BenefitsEligibility for annual performance bonusEquityComprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employeesCompany OverviewDatabricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.databricks.com.Company H1B SponsorshipDatabricks has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 72 in 2026, 385 in 2025, 319 in 2024, 227 in 2023, 222 in 2022, 166 in 2021, 64 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.