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      <Title>Staff Software Engineer - Backend</Title>
      <Description><![CDATA[<p>As a staff software engineer with a backend focus, you will work with your team to build infrastructure for the Databricks platform at scale.</p>
<p>The impact you&#39;ll have is significant, as our backend teams cover a diverse range of domains, from core compute fabric resource management to service platforms and machine learning infrastructure.</p>
<p>For example, you might work on challenges such as:</p>
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<li>Supporting Databricks&#39; growth by building foundational infrastructure platforms that enable seamless operation across numerous geographic regions and cloud providers.</li>
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<li>Implementing cloud-agnostic infrastructure abstractions to help Databricks engineers more efficiently manage and operate their services.</li>
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<li>Developing tools and processes that drive engineering efficiency at Databricks.</li>
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<p>We enhance the developer experience for Databricks engineers across various areas, including programming languages, linters, static analysis, IDEs, remote development environments, automated release pipelines, and test automation frameworks.</p>
<p>Our current focus is on optimizing the Rust development experience across the organization.</p>
<p>To be successful in this role, you will need:</p>
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<li>8+ years of professional software development experience.</li>
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<li>A bachelor&#39;s degree or higher in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience.</li>
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<li>Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Java, Scala, or Go.</li>
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<li>Hands-on experience in developing and operating large-scale, critical distributed backend systems.</li>
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<li>Demonstrated leadership throughout all project phases, from inception and design to implementation and operations, with a strong ability to drive architectural decisions and guide teams through complex challenges.</li>
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<li>Experience mentoring engineers, influencing best practices, and fostering a collaborative engineering environment.</li>
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<li>Self-driven and passionate with a strong focus on delivering impact through team collaboration.</li>
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<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills to drive alignment across teams, and contribute to both technical documentation and strategic decisions.</li>
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<li>Experience with infrastructure systems, security, and sensitive data, as well as familiarity with Kubernetes or cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.</li>
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      <Jobtype>full-time</Jobtype>
      <Experiencelevel>staff</Experiencelevel>
      <Workarrangement>onsite</Workarrangement>
      <Salaryrange></Salaryrange>
      <Skills>Java, Scala, Go, backend languages, large-scale distributed backend systems, leadership, mentoring, best practices, collaborative engineering environment, infrastructure systems, security, sensitive data, Kubernetes, cloud platforms</Skills>
      <Category>Engineering</Category>
      <Industry>Technology</Industry>
      <Employername>Databricks</Employername>
      <Employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/databricks.com.png</Employerlogo>
      <Employerdescription>Databricks is a data and AI company that provides a unified and democratized data, analytics, and AI platform to over 10,000 organizations worldwide.</Employerdescription>
      <Employerwebsite>https://databricks.com</Employerwebsite>
      <Compensationcurrency></Compensationcurrency>
      <Compensationmin></Compensationmin>
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      <Applyto>https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/databricks/jobs/7642799002</Applyto>
      <Location>Aarhus, Denmark</Location>
      <Country></Country>
      <Postedate>2026-04-18</Postedate>
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