Databricks Logo

Databricks

Staff Backend Software Engineer- (AI Platform)

Reposted 7 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
166K-225K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
166K-225K Annually
Senior level
As a Staff Backend Software Engineer on the AI Platform team, you will build infrastructure for AI applications, improve distributed AI workloads, and collaborate with various teams to enhance developer and data scientist experiences.
The summary above was generated by AI

P-1428

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data and AI teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business. Founded by engineers — and customer obsessed — we leap at every opportunity to solve technical challenges, from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we're only getting started.

As part of the AI Platform team, you’ll build the substrate that powers everything from data apps, AI agents, model training, model serving, and vector search.  You’ll be joining a high-agency, high-visibility team operating at the frontier of AI infrastructure — with deep ties to research, product, and real-world enterprise use cases.  Databricks Mosaic AI is one of our fastest-growing businesses helping thousands of our customers democratize AI within their organizations. We’re building the infrastructure that powers the next generation of AI. 

We’re hiring across multiple teams in our AI Engineering org including:  

The impact you will have:
  • Build infrastructure that powers our flagship offerings like  MLflow, AI Gateway, Databricks Apps, Agent Framework, Agent Bricks, and Foundation Model APIs, to state a few.
  • Improve reliability, latency, and efficiency of distributed AI workloads
  • Collaborate with platform, infra, and ML teams to deliver seamless end-to-end experiences
  • Shape how developers and data scientists build and interact with AI on Databricks
What we look for:
  • 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering
  • Strong programming skills in Scala, Go, or Python
  • Experience with distributed systems, scalable APIs, or cloud-native infrastructure
  • Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, deployment pipelines, and system observability
  • Strong product and ownership mindset — you care about building the right solution, not just any solution
Bonus points for:
  • Experience with real-time serving, ML infrastructure, or GPU orchestration
  • Exposure to platforms like SageMaker, Vertex AI, or Azure ML
  • Contributions to OSS projects like MLflow, PyTorch, or Ray
  • Built developer platforms or internal tools supporting AI workflows

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.  Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.


Local Pay Range
$166,000$225,000 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Benefits
At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.

Databricks San Francisco, California, USA Office

160 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105

Similar Jobs

15 Days Ago
In-Office
Palo Alto, CA, USA
350K-500K Annually
Senior level
350K-500K Annually
Senior level
Generative AI
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll design, build, and operate backend systems for conversational AI, ensuring high reliability and performance at scale while collaborating across teams.
Top Skills: AWSAzureGCPKubernetesPostgresPythonRedis
7 Days Ago
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
192K-260K Annually
Expert/Leader
192K-260K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics • Big Data Analytics
The Staff Backend Software Engineer will design and implement systems for Databricks Model Serving, focusing on scalability, reliability, and operational excellence in serving AI/ML models.
Top Skills: AutoscalingCpuGpuInference SystemsLarge-Scale Distributed SystemsModel ServingObservabilityRoutingScheduling
7 Days Ago
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
192K-260K Annually
Expert/Leader
192K-260K Annually
Expert/Leader
Big Data • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics • Big Data Analytics
As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, you will design and implement systems for high-scalability and low-latency inference using AI models, driving architectural decisions and mentoring teams.
Top Skills: APIsDeep LearningGpu Workloads

What you need to know about the San Francisco Tech Scene

San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area attracts more startup funding than any other region in the world. Home to Stanford University and UC Berkeley, leading VC firms and several of the world’s most valuable companies, the Bay Area is the place to go for anyone looking to make it big in the tech industry. That said, San Francisco has a lot to offer beyond technology thanks to a thriving art and music scene, excellent food and a short drive to several of the country’s most beautiful recreational areas.

Key Facts About San Francisco Tech

  • Number of Tech Workers: 365,500; 13.9% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
  • Major Tech Employers: Google, Apple, Salesforce, Meta
  • Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, cloud computing, fintech, consumer technology, software
  • Funding Landscape: $50.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
  • Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins
  • Research Centers and Universities: Stanford University; University of California, Berkeley; University of San Francisco; Santa Clara University; Ames Research Center; Center for AI Safety; California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account