Databricks: Staff Software Engineer - Backend — Bengaluru, India

About Databricks

Databricks develops a platform for data, analytics and AI. Its employer material describes bringing related capabilities together so organisations can build and scale applications, analytics and agents using their information. The advertised platform portfolio includes data-engineering, lakehouse, governance and AI-related products. Its business connects the infrastructure used to manage data with the tools used to derive insights or create applications, rather than treating those activities as entirely separate technology projects.

The position and its setting

Databricks lists Staff Software Engineer - Backend in Bengaluru, India, under reference 8320187002. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Department: Engineering - Pipeline
• Employer listing date: 3 December 2025

Responsibilities and work described

• 1
• Our 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
• Delivery: 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
• 2
• Our DDS team spans across:
• Apache Spark™
• Data Plane Storage
• Delta Lake
• Delta Pipelines
• Performance Engineering
• 3
• As a Full Stack software engineer, you will work closely with your team and product management to bring that delight through great user experience

Essential requirements and candidate background

• 12+ years of production level experience in one of: Python, Java, Scala, C++, or similar language
• BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience developing large-scale distributed systems from scratch
• Experience working on a SaaS platform or with Service-Oriented Architectures

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Advertised location: Bengaluru, India

Benefits mentioned by the employer

• 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

Conditions requiring the complete notice

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Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Databricks

Applications follow the official employer page linked below.

Open the official Databricks posting below and match the title and reference 8320187002.

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Practical preparation: Python

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Relevant skills

• Python
• Java
• C++
• Spark
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Azure
• Excel
• machine learning