Principal Engineer, Authentication

Databricks · Bellevue, Washington; Seattle, Washington · Engineering - Pipeline · listed February 2, 2026

The shape of it

Seniority
Principal
Experience asked
10–15 years
Where
Remote
Stated pay
$266,000 – $365,750 USD
Requirements listed
3
Length
709 words

In the posting’s own words

Customers trust Databricks with their most valuable data and Trust & Safety has the mission to build the most trusted data analytics and ML platform in the world. The customer's journey on our platform starts with Authentication. We are looking for senior leaders such as yourselves to create the vision and define the strategy for this space.

What it asks for · 3

  • 10+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following--Authentication, Network, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Experience building systems at large scale internet companies is a huge plus.
  • 15+ years of experience building large scale distributed systems with high availability
  • MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields

Degree language

  • MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields

Tools and skills named

Security & compliance
  • Security10×
Data
  • Databricks3×
Cloud & infra
  • Distributed systems
  • Kubernetes
Models & research
  • Machine learning
Product & design
  • User experience

Words the posting leans on

  • security10×
  • data7×
  • experience5×
  • customers4×
  • platform4×
  • scale4×
  • world4×
  • authentication3×
  • engineering3×
  • build2×
  • data security2×
  • detection2×
  • experience building2×
  • infrastructure2×
  • large scale2×
  • management2×

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