Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta at Databricks

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Updated 2026-11-01, from our data and official sources.

About the role

Responsibilities:
- Architect, design and implement high-performance backend systems for the Delta write path and workspace services.
- Perform low-level systems debugging, profiling and performance optimisation on large production clusters.
- Lead complex, multi-team projects: define architecture, own milestones, and drive delivery across engineering teams.
- Improve reliability and operability through tooling, automation, observability and failure-mode analysis.
- Mentor and lead engineers: code reviews, sprint planning, technical guidance and hiring influence.
- Contribute to open-source efforts and interoperability (e.g., Delta/Iceberg) to advance platform standards.

Requirements:
- 15+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems or equivalent experience.
- Strong computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, concurrency and performance engineering.
- Demonstrated experience in low-level debugging, production performance measurement and fault diagnosis.
- Proven ability to lead multi-year technical efforts with incremental deliverables and cross-team coordination.
- Excellent communication, mentorship skills and a track record of influencing architecture and product roadmaps.
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience; open-source contributions or relevant publications are a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems powering Databricks workspaces. Build architecture for workspace assets to ensure high QPS and low latency; lead multi-team technical projects and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

15+ years of industry experience in distributed systems with a strong foundation in algorithms and data structures; BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Experience leading cross-team initiatives and mentoring engineers is required.

Key skills

• backend systems — in 32 other listings on The Stack
• distributed systems — in 325 other listings on The Stack
• architecture design — in 13 other listings on The Stack
• performance optimization — in 82 other listings on The Stack
• large-scale systems — in 1 other listing on The Stack
• Delta Lake — in 20 other listings on The Stack
• Iceberg formats — not in any other listing on The Stack
• open source contributions — not in any other listing on The Stack
• team leadership
• mentoring
• project planning and sprint planning
• production debugging and reliability

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-01)

• This is Databricks's only listing on The Stack.
• 56 visa-sponsored jobs in the Netherlands on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
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What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: backend systems, distributed systems, architecture design, performance optimization, large-scale systems, Delta Lake, Iceberg formats, open source contributions, team leadership, mentoring, project planning and sprint planning, production debugging and reliability.