Senior Software Engineer - Multi Cloud Efficiency

About the role

At Databricks, senior software engineers focus on building infrastructure for the platform at scale, optimizing multi‑cloud cost and resource utilization across AWS, Azure and GCP.

Key responsibilities

• Design and deliver end‑to‑end scalable systems for high‑volume data streams, cost attribution and automated resource management.
• Identify and eliminate inefficiencies in cloud architecture, improving utilization and reducing waste.
• Own the full lifecycle of services, ensuring code quality, monitoring and low operational overhead.
• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to translate business needs into technical specifications and tooling.
• Mentor junior engineers, conduct code reviews and embed efficiency checks into development workflows.

Required profile

• 6+ years of experience building production‑grade distributed systems.
• Proven ability to break down complex multi‑month projects into actionable milestones.
• Strong understanding of best practices for monitoring, documentation, testing and “fit and finish”.
• Experience optimizing cloud resource utilization or building large‑scale distributed tools.

Required skills

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficiency in backend programming languages (e.g., Java, Scala, Python).
• Knowledge of distributed system design and performance trade‑offs.