Senior Software Engineer (App-Framework)
Databricks
Bengaluru, IndiaPosted 29 days ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development required
- Deep understanding of JVM internals is required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field required
- Comprehensive benefits and perks offered (region-specific)
Role overview
Databricks is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer with a deep understanding of low-level systems to join their team. In this role, the engineer will be instrumental in designing, developing, and optimizing application frameworks that form the building blocks for all software development at Databricks, with expertise focused on system internals, performance, and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain core system infrastructure and low-level software components.
- Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability through meticulous analysis and innovative solutions.
- Work with JVM internals, memory management, concurrency, and distributed systems.
- Collaborate with other senior engineers and architects to define technical strategies and roadmaps.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decision-making.
- Troubleshoot complex system issues and provide effective resolutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development.
- Deep understanding of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) internals, including garbage collection, JIT compilation, class loading, and memory model.
- Proficiency in at least one JVM language and extensive experience with its runtime environment.
- Strong programming skills in Scala/Java/Rust or other systems-level languages.
- Extensive experience with operating system concepts; including processes, threads, concurrency, scheduling, and I/O.
- Proven track record of building and optimizing high-performance, scalable, and reliable systems.
- Experience with distributed systems concepts and technologies.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities
Nice to have
- Experience with performance profiling and tuning tools.
- Contributions to open-source projects related to JVM or systems software.
- Experience with RPC frameworks.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees (specific details available per region).
Additional details
- Job ID: P-926
- Databricks' mission is to enable 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.
- Databricks builds and runs a leading data and AI infrastructure platform so customers can use deep data insights to improve their business.
- The company was founded by engineers and is customer obsessed, tackling technical challenges from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines.
- Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents.
- Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe.
- Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog.
- Databricks is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel, ensuring hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals 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.
- If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within the Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and the Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.