Senior Staff Software Engineer - App and Partner Ecosystem
Posted by employer 1 year ago
First seen on Joblaze 6 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 50 minutes ago
Skills & Technologies
Requirements
- Experience
- 10+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In this role, the Senior Staff Software Engineer at Databricks focuses on defining the vision and architecture for the company's application and partner ecosystem, driving the integration of innovative solutions. The position requires extensive experience in building data-intensive applications, with a strong command of database systems and big data processing technologies, alongside leadership skills to mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions. This role is ideal for seasoned professionals with a deep understanding of data and AI, who are passionate about fostering collaboration across teams and engaging with the developer community.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page November 9, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 57% of 79 comparable staff backend roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $204,000 across 38 companies). See AWS salary trends
- AWS appears in 35.6% of 292 comparable staff backend roles in United States; OLAP appears in 0.3% of 292 comparable staff backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Databricks lists $217,100–$298,550 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Senior Staff Software Engineer - App and Partner Ecosystem role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Apache Spark, Azure, CI/CD, Flink, GCP.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Databricks targets staff-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Staff Software Engineer - App and Partner Ecosystem role at Databricks.
From the original posting
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About Databricks
At Databricks, we empower data teams to solve the world’s toughest challenges—from security threat detection to cancer drug development. Our mission is to build the best data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our customers to focus on innovation.
Our engineering teams push the boundaries of data and AI technology while ensuring our platform operates with the resilience, security, and scale that businesses need to succeed.
About the Role
We are developing a growing ecosystem of applications and partners on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Our team creates frameworks, tools, and best practices to enable seamless integrations, helping developers and partners build impactful solutions.
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will define the vision, architecture, and strategy for this ecosystem. You will play a key role in enabling customers to integrate cutting-edge applications, helping developers thrive on Databricks, and shaping the future of data and AI platforms.
Your Impact
- Define and drive the ecosystem strategy for Databricks, a crucial pillar of our platform growth. Shape how applications and integrations enhance the Databricks experience for developers, partners, and customers.
- Develop frameworks, APIs, and tools that make it seamless for partners and developers to build, integrate, and scale applications within the Databricks ecosystem.
- Enable customers to integrate cutting-edge applications and specialized functionalities, helping them drive competitive differentiation and expand their AI and data capabilities.
- Lead and mentor engineers across teams, providing technical guidance, architectural direction, and career development support. Foster a culture of innovation, best practices, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business development teams to align technical roadmaps with strategic business goals.
- Engage with open-source communities and advocate for best practices in application development, data processing, and ecosystem enablement.
- Represent Databricks at industry events and conferences, influencing the broader data and AI landscape while engaging with partners, customers, and developers to shape the future of our platform.
What We’re Looking For
- Deep passion for and knowledge of the broad data and AI industry. Experience contributing to open-source projects and engaging with developer communities is a plus.
- 10+ years of experience building data-intensive applications or systems. Strong expertise in database systems (SQL, NoSQL, OLAP/OLTP) and big data processing (Apache Spark™, Flink). Experience designing high-performance APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and managing integrations.
- Strong understanding of data security, governance, and compliance frameworks (RBAC, GDPR, HIPAA), as well as cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong leadership skills with experience driving cross-functional and cross-organizational (e.g. external partners) initiatives.
- Ability to mentor engineers, influence architectural decisions, and advocate for best practices.
- Excellent communication skills to evangelize Databricks' ecosystem vision internally and externally.
- Bias for action and commitment to delivering high-quality solutions.
Join us in shaping the future of the Databricks ecosystem and enabling the next generation of data and AI innovation.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
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