About this role
About the Role Databricks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape and build the Model Serving platform. You’ll design and implement core systems that enable high-throughput, low-latency inference across CPU and GPU workloads, and collaborate across platform, product, infrastructure, and research teams to deliver a scalable serving platform.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement core systems and APIs powering Databricks Model Serving, ensuring scalability, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Drive architectural decisions and trade-offs to optimize performance, throughput, autoscaling, and operational efficiency for CPU and GPU serving workloads.
- Contribute directly to key components across the serving infrastructure — from model container builds and deployment workflows to runtime systems like routing, caching, observability, and intelligent autoscaling — ensuring smooth and efficient operations at scale.
- Collaborate across product, platform, and research teams to translate customer needs into reliable and performant systems.
- Lead technical initiatives that improve latency, availability, and cost-effectiveness across both customer-facing and foundational serving layers.
- Establish best practices for code quality, testing, and operational readiness, and mentor other engineers through design reviews and technical guidance.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience in model serving, inference systems, or related infrastructure (e.g., routing, scheduling, autoscaling, observability).
- Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and system design as applied to large-scale, low-latency serving systems.
- Proven ability to deliver technically complex, high-impact initiatives that create measurable customer or business value.
- Experience building architecture for large-scale, performance-sensitive CPU/GPU inference systems.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams in fast-moving environments.
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to align implementation details with product goals.
- Passion for mentoring, growing engineers, and fostering technical excellence.
Compensation & Benefits
- Local Pay Range $166,000—$225,000 USD.
- The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above.
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