Staff Software Engineer - Backend

About Databricks Vancouver R&D Center

Databricks aims to simplify and democratize data and artificial intelligence, powering advancements ranging from new transportation modes to accelerating medical research. With a foundation built by engineers deeply committed to customer satisfaction, the company tackles technical challenges including next-generation UI/UX design and scaling infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. The newly established Vancouver R&D center is a strategic expansion into the Pacific Northwest, actively recruiting top-tier engineers to support the mission of making data and AI accessible.

Key Product Areas

• Log Analytics: Enables customers to analyze petabyte-scale logs in real time, facing challenges across ingestion, indexing, processing, and user experience.
• AI/BI: Revolutionizing Business Intelligence with AI-driven dashboards, visualizations, and conversational data access, boasting 98.7% adoption among data warehousing customers.
• Unity Catalog Business Semantics: Focusing on governed and managed enterprise data context, working with large-scale distributed systems, data modeling, governance, and AI enablement.
• Databricks Apps: One of the fastest expanding products, utilized by over 2,500 customers with more than 20,000 apps, involving low-level platform components, app runtime, proxy technologies, and AI-driven app builder agents.

Responsibilities and Expectations

The role involves contributing to strategic areas with a forward-looking multi-year vision executed through incremental deliverables. The individual will deliver impactful customer solutions within a collaborative environment targeting complex backend systems.

Candidate Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, related fields, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• At least 10 years of professional experience developing production-level backend systems in Java, Scala, or C++.
• Strong skills in algorithms, data structures, and their practical applications.
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems and SaaS platforms or service-oriented architectures.
• Proficient with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of security concerns in systems handling sensitive data.
• Good command of SQL for data querying and manipulation.

Compensation

The role offers a competitive salary range of 173400 to 238350 CAD annually, reflecting fair and equitable compensation based on the applicant's skills, experience, certifications, and location. Additional benefits may include annual bonuses, equity participation, and comprehensive employee perks.

Diversity and Inclusion

Databricks prioritizes creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individuals can succeed. Hiring practices are designed to provide equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender identity, disability, or other protected factors.

Compliance Notice

For positions that require access to export-controlled technology or source code, the employer holds discretion regarding applying for US government licenses and may decline candidates based on this requirement.