Senior Staff Software Engineer - Lakeflow Pipelines Datasets
Databricks · Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Databricks's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Databricks's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Databricks
- high 879 stale, 25 reposted of 879 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1112 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
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About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Lakeflow Engineering team, you will lead the technical architecture and direction for a large-scale data engineering platform. Your responsibilities include designing and building scalable, fault-tolerant systems for declarative pipelines and materialized views, while also bridging the gap between research and production. You'll work on complex technical challenges and drive initiatives across teams to ensure successful execution and customer impact.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Databricks as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience building, operating, and evolving large-scale distributed systems in production
- Deep expertise in one or more of: database internals, storage systems, distributed computing, streaming systems, language/API design, or performance engineering
- Track record of executing against a multi-year technical vision through well-sequenced incremental milestones
- Strong algorithmic foundations with practical judgment
- Experience building alignment across teams and driving initiatives from conception through customer adoption
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent depth of experience)
Worth weighing
- No specific benefits listed in the posting
- Pay range transparency provided, but actual compensation may vary based on individual factors
- Role involves significant responsibility in shaping technical strategy and product direction
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Listed by Databricks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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