Joblaze summary

In this role at Databricks, the software engineer will engage in the full development cycle, tackling complex problems and driving design decisions for distributed data systems. Proficiency in Java, Scala, or C++ is essential, along with a solid understanding of algorithms and experience with big data technologies like Apache Spark and Hadoop. This position is ideal for someone with over three years of production experience who is eager to contribute to a long-term vision while mentoring junior engineers. As a founding member of the Belgrade site, the engineer will play a key role in shaping the company's data intelligence platform.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page October 28, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems role remote?: It's hybrid — Databricks expects some on-site time in Belgrade, Serbia.
How much experience is required?: At least 3 years of relevant experience for this Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems role.
Where is the role based?: Databricks is hiring for this position in Belgrade, Serbia.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Apache Spark, C++, Hadoop, Java, Scala.
What seniority level is this role?: Databricks targets mid-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems role at Databricks.

From the original posting

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At Databricks, we are passionate about helping data teams solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business.

Founded by engineers, Databricks has started a multi-year journey to build the best Data Intelligence Platform. For this we are building on top of a great foundation but our goal is to go further to build dramatically better products. From the Storage Engine (data layout, encryption, caching, ...) to the Query Engine (Vectorization, Query Optimization, …), we want to revisit every component to provide our customers with the fastest, easiest to use and most secure data platform for all their data workloads.

As a software engineer, you will join as a founding member of the not only the Belgrade site, but really as a founding team for our multi-year journey to achieve our Lakehouse vision. You will be involved in the entire development cycle and exemplify all core Databricks values (own-it, data decide, teamwork, customer-obsessed).

The responsibilities you will have:

Drive requirements clarity and design decisions for ambiguous problems
Produce technical design documents and project plans
Develop new features
Mentor more junior engineers
Test and rollout to production, monitoring.

What we look for:

BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience in databases or distributed systems
Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables
Motivated by delivering customer value and impact
3+ years of production level experience in either Java, Scala or C++
Solid foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases
Experience with distributed systems, databases, and big data systems (Apache Spark™, Hadoop)

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Software Engineer - Distributed Data Systems

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