Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong value proposition due to the opportunity to work in a rapidly growing area of data and AI infrastructure with substantial influence on product outcomes.
- Competitive salary with potential for growth
- Influence on AI infrastructure development
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
Pros
- Competitive compensation aligned with impactful work
- Chance to influence the development of comprehensive infrastructure for AI
- Opportunity to shape innovative solutions in large-scale environments
Cons
- Demanding role that requires extensive technical knowledge
- Potential work stress due to the complexity of projects
- Fast-paced environment that may not suit everyone
Who it's for
Senior • On-site in Bengaluru
Good fit
- Senior software engineers with infrastructure experience
- Tech professionals wanting to innovate in data solutions
- Candidates seeking leadership roles in complex projects
Not recommended for
- Junior developers unfamiliar with large systems
- Individuals wanting non-technical roles
- Those who prefer simpler project scopes
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
P-1346
At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data 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. Databricks Mosaic AI offers a unique data-centric approach to building enterprise-quality, Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions, enabling organizations to securely and cost-effectively own and host ML and Generative AI models, augmented or trained with their enterprise data. And we're only getting started in Bengaluru , India - and currently in the process of setting up 10 new teams from scratch !
As a Staff Software Engineer at Databricks India, you can get to work across :
- Backend (Infrastructure)
The impact you'll have:
Our Infrastructure Backend teams span many domains across our essential service platforms. For instance, you might work on challenges such as:
- Problems that span from product to infrastructure including: distributed systems, at-scale service architecture and monitoring, workflow orchestration, and developer experience.
- Deliver reliable and high performance services and client libraries for storing and accessing humongous amount of data on cloud storage backends, e.g., AWS S3, Azure Blob Store.
- Build reliable, scalable services, e.g. Scala, Kubernetes, and data pipelines, e.g. Apache Spark™, Databricks, to power the pricing infrastructure that serves millions of cluster-hours per day and develop product features that empower customers to easily view and control platform usage.
What we look for:
- BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
- 12+ years of production level experience in one of: Python, Java, Scala, C++, or similar language
- 6+ years experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch
- Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures
- Experience working on Infrastructure related projects is a plus
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, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.
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
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