Senior Staff Software Engineer - Lakeflow Pipelines Datasets
Databricks · Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California · Executive Engineering - Pipeline · listed April 2, 2026
The shape of it
Seniority
Staff
Experience asked
10+ years
Where
Not stated
Stated pay
$228,600 – $314,250 USD
Requirements listed
5
Length
775 words
In the posting’s own words
We're looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to serve as a technical architect and engineering leader for this platform. You'll own the long-term technical direction for how pipelines are defined, optimized, executed, and operated, shaping the systems that data teams worldwide depend on every day. You will work across one or more of the following areas to design and build the next generation of data infrastructure:
What it asks for · 5
- 10+ years of experience building, operating, and evolving large-scale distributed systems in production.
- Deep expertise in one or more of: database internals, storage systems, distributed computing, streaming systems, language/API design, or performance engineering.
- Track record of executing against a multi-year technical vision through well-sequenced incremental milestones.
- Experience building alignment across teams and driving initiatives from conception through customer adoption.
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent depth of experience).
Degree language
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent depth of experience).
Tools and skills named
Data
- Databricks
- ETL
Cloud & infra
- Distributed systems
Words the posting leans on
- systems8×
- technical8×
- data7×
- customer5×
- engineering5×
- declarative4×
- platform4×
- processing4×
- production4×
- design3×
- distributed3×
- pipelines3×
- product3×
- architect2×
- build2×
- clear2×
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