Staff Software Engineer, Observability

About the role

As a software engineer in the Observability team, you will develop observability solutions that provide insights into the health and performance of our products and infrastructure.

The Impact You'll Have

• Build the next generation of observability platforms that support billions of active time series and process petabytes of logs daily.
• Manage infrastructure across nearly a hundred cloud regions, enabling all Databricks engineers and customers to monitor the reliability of our product.
• Develop advanced workflows that accelerate incident diagnosis for Bricksters, allowing engineers to quickly derive insights from logs and metrics.
• Leverage powerful capabilities of Databricks' own data intelligence platform to push the boundaries of troubleshooting practices in the industry.
• Uplevel monitoring and reliability practices across Databricks engineering, developing opinionated tools that set common standards for managing structured logs, metrics, alerts, dashboards, and oncall rotations.
• Mentor and uplevel engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence within the team and broader observability community.

What We Look For

• BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of production-level experience in one of: Go, Python, Java, Scala, Rust, C++, or similar languages.
• Experience in software development, in large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience driving large projects involving multiple teams.
• Experience with cloud technologies, e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with observability infrastructure, monitoring patterns, and reliability practices.

Pay

Zone 1 pay range: $190,000—$261,250 USD. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors including job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

Benefits

Databricks strives to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees.