Staff Software Engineer - Ingestion

Job title: Staff Software Engineer - Ingestion

About the Role Databricks is investing in Lakeflow Connect to ingest data into the Lakehouse. We are looking for engineers with experience in core Database internals to join the Lakeflow Connect team to extract data from OLTP systems with minimal load on production systems, using techniques like incremental data capture and log parsing. You will work closely with other products to embed Connect into surfaces across Databricks.

What You'll Do

• Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering.
• Deliver a highly scalable, available, and fault-tolerant engine processing hundreds of TB of data daily across thousands of customers.
• Do low-level systems debugging, performance measurement & optimization on large production clusters.
• Build architecture design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects.
• Use your deep experience to help prevent and investigate production issues.
• Plan and lead complicated technical projects that work with several teams within the company.
• Be a strong influencer or driver in the organization’s roadmap and direction; lead initiatives or sustain org-wide engineering initiatives driven by engineering needs.
• Break down complex problems quickly into potential solutions, knowns, and unknowns, and de-risk through prototyping/validation.
• Contribute as a Technical Team Lead by mentoring others, leading sprint planning, delegating work and assignments to team members and participating in project planning.

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience in areas like Database replication, backup, transaction recovery at major database vendors.
• Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables.
• Motivated by delivering customer value and impact.
• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases.
• Experience driving company initiatives towards customer satisfaction.

Compensation & Benefits

• Benefits: At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.
• Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. Applicants are considered without regard to protected characteristics.