Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks · Berlin, Germany · Engineering - Pipeline · listed May 6, 2025

The shape of it

Seniority
Staff
Experience asked
7+ years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
5
Length
536 words

In the posting’s own words

As a software engineer with a backend focus, you will work with your team to build infrastructure and products for the Databricks platform at scale.

What it asks for · 5

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
  • 7+ years of production level experience in one of: Java, Scala, C++, or similar language.
  • Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures.
  • Good knowledge of SQL.

What the job covers

  • Problems that span from product to infrastructure including: distributed systems, at-scale service architecture and monitoring, workflow orchestration, and developer experience.
  • Deliver reliable and high performance services and client libraries for storing and accessing humongous amount of data on cloud storage backends, e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Store.
  • Build reliable, scalable services, e.g. Scala, Kubernetes, and data pipelines, e.g. Spark, Databricks, to power the pricing infrastructure that serves millions of cluster-hours per day and develop product features that empower customers to easily view and control platform usage.

Degree language

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field

Tools and skills named

Cloud & infra
  • Distributed systems2×
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
Data
  • Databricks3×
  • Data pipelines
  • Spark
Languages
  • Scala2×
  • C++
  • Java
  • SQL
Go to market
  • SaaS
Product & design
  • User experience

Words the posting leans on

  • data6×
  • infrastructure5×
  • platform5×
  • services5×
  • experience4×
  • backend3×
  • customers3×
  • e.g3×
  • product3×
  • architecture2×
  • build2×
  • challenges2×
  • distributed systems2×
  • engineer2×
  • millions2×
  • problems2×

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