Staff Software Engineer- Databricks AI

Databricks · Bengaluru, India · Engineering - Pipeline · listed November 2, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Staff
Experience asked
10+ years
Where
Not stated
Requirements listed
10
Length
664 words

In the posting’s own words

As a Staff Software Engineer and a founding member of the Bengaluru team, you'll be the team's technical lead. You'll set the platform strategy and architecture, drive alignment with partner teams, and lead the team to deliver a world-class MLOps and LLMOps platform, while staying hands-on.

What it asks for · 10

  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience developing large-scale distributed systems, scaling infrastructure, or building platforms and developer tools for other teams.
  • Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design.
  • Strong experience with backend technical stacks such as Scala or Java.
  • Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • Engineering maturity in security, correctness, and operational excellence.
  • Proven track record as a technical lead, driving architecture decisions and delivering complex, high-impact projects end-to-end.
  • Ability to lead through influence across teams.
  • Strong communication skills and a passion for mentoring engineers.
  • Experience with ML or LLM systems is a plus.

What the job covers

  • Define the platform strategy and long-term architecture.
  • Lead engineering efforts from design to production rollout, with high standards for performance, correctness, and reliability.
  • Solve hard problems in ingesting and querying traces, metrics, and artifacts at scale, and in evaluating AI agents in production.
  • Align product, research, and engineering teams across sites on technical direction and trade-offs.
  • Shape APIs and developer experiences that make it easy for customers to ship AI.
  • Mentor senior engineers through design reviews and technical discussions.
  • Represent the team externally through blog posts, talks, and open-source contributions to popular AI frameworks.

Degree language

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

Tools and skills named

Cloud & infra
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Distributed systems
  • Docker
  • GCP
  • Kubernetes
Models & research
  • Machine learning3×
  • LLM
Data
  • Databricks2×
Languages
  • Java
  • Scala
Security & compliance
  • Security
Ways of working
  • Mentorship

Words the posting leans on

  • platform7×
  • experience6×
  • technical6×
  • engineering5×
  • lead5×
  • agents4×
  • developer4×
  • engineers4×
  • systems4×
  • architecture3×
  • building3×
  • design3×
  • model3×
  • production3×
  • bengaluru2×
  • blog2×

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