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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 10 days Databricks's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
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- Ghost-job risk at Databricks
- low 0 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
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Search team at Databricks, you will lead enhancements to the Search Quality of AI/ML-powered products. Your role will involve developing and deploying machine learning-based search relevance models, designing automated ML and NLP pipelines, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovative product strategies. You will also contribute to building a robust framework for evaluating search ranking improvements.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- BS+ (M.S. or PhD preferred) in Computer Science or a related field
- 10+ years experience developing search relevance systems at scale in production or in high-impact research environments
- Experience applying LLM to search relevance
- Experience in one or more of the following: Query understanding, NLP, Text mining, Recommendations, Personalization, Discovery, Conversational AI
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals
- Contributions to well-used open-source projects
Worth weighing
- No specific salary or benefits details provided in the posting
- The role involves leading enhancements in a rapidly evolving product area, which may require adaptability to changing technologies and strategies.
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Listed by Databricks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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