Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Databricks · Vancouver, Canada · Engineering - Pipeline · listed July 25, 2025

The shape of it

Seniority
Senior
Experience asked
5+ years
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$146,200 – $201,100 CAD
Requirements listed
10
Length
855 words

In the posting’s own words

Vancouver will be the newest R&D center for Databricks, expanding our presence in the Pacific Northwest. We are actively hiring world-class engineers to join us on our mission to democratize data + AI.

What it asks for · 10

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
  • Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
  • Motivated by delivering customer value and impact.
  • 5+ years of production level experience in either Java, Scala or C++.
  • Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases.
  • Experience developing large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures.
  • Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, or Kubernetes.
  • Experience with security and systems that handle sensitive data.
  • Good knowledge of SQL.

Degree language

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

Tools and skills named

Data
  • Databricks7×
  • Data modeling
  • Data warehouse
Cloud & infra
  • Distributed systems2×
  • Kubernetes2×
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker
  • GCP
Languages
  • C++
  • Java
  • Scala
  • SQL
Product & design
  • User experience2×
Go to market
  • SaaS
Security & compliance
  • Security

Words the posting leans on

  • data12×
  • experience7×
  • apps6×
  • customers6×
  • business4×
  • product4×
  • ai/bi3×
  • engineers3×
  • platform3×
  • unity catalog3×
  • already2×
  • building2×
  • business semantics2×
  • catalog business2×
  • context2×
  • democratize data2×

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