Software Engineer - Database Engine Internals
Databricks · Belgrade, Serbia · Engineering - Pipeline · listed May 28, 2025
The shape of it
Seniority
Senior
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
5
Length
537 words
In the posting’s own words
To achieve this vision, Databricks is building the next generation (decoupled) query engine and structured storage system that can outperform specialized data warehouses in relational query performance. Yet we will retain the expressiveness and robustness of general purpose systems such as Apache Spark™ to support diverse workloads ranging from ETL to data science. You will be part of this multi-year journey.
What it asks for · 5
- A passion for database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, language design, or performance optimization
- Are comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables
- Be customer-oriented and focused on having an impact
- 5+ years of experience working in a related system
- Optional: PhD in databases or distributed systems
What the job covers
- Drive requirements clarity and design decisions for ambiguous problems
- Produce technical design documents and project plans
- Develop new features
- Mentor more junior engineers
- Test and rollout to production, monitoring.
Degree language
- Optional: PhD in databases or distributed systems
Tools and skills named
Data
- Data warehouse3×
- Databricks2×
- ETL2×
- Spark2×
Cloud & infra
- Distributed systems2×
Models & research
- Machine learning
Security & compliance
- Security
Words the posting leans on
- data9×
- systems8×
- design4×
- query4×
- optimization3×
- storage3×
- achieve2×
- architecture2×
- database2×
- distributed systems2×
- engine2×
- etl2×
- execution2×
- multi-year2×
- part2×
- performance2×
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