Systems PhD - Software Engineer

Databricks
Mountain View, San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 150,000 - 190,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: phdSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving"]

We seek a PhD-trained systems/database expert to design and implement multi-cloud database engine components. You’ll work across areas such as query compilation and optimization, distributed query execution, vectorized engine execution, data security, and resource management to push the boundaries of our data platform. Collaborate on scalable storage, transaction coordination, and automatic physical data optimization to deliver customer value.

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Systems PhD - Software Engineer

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Job Summary

We seek a PhD-trained systems/database expert to design and implement multi-cloud database engine components. You’ll work across areas such as query compilation and optimization, distributed query execution, vectorized engine execution, data security, and resource management to push the boundaries of our data platform. Collaborate on scalable storage, transaction coordination, and automatic physical data optimization to deliver customer value.
Location: Mountain View, San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and implement in areas that leapfrog existing state-of-the-art systems (e.g., query compilation & optimization, distributed query execution, vectorized engine execution)
  • •Contribute to data security, resource management, and transaction coordination within the database engine
  • •Develop efficient storage structures and automatic physical data optimization techniques
  • •Collaborate across multi-cloud infrastructure to build scalable data systems
  • •Work with the Database Engine team to deliver high-impact solutions for customers

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 150,000 - 190,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •PhD in databases or systems
  • •A passion for database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, language design, and/or performance optimization
  • •Motivated by delivering customer value and impact
Experience:DatabasesData platforms
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solving
Languages:English

Company Brief

Databricks
Provides a unified data analytics platform powered by Apache Spark to simplify building, deploying, and scaling data engineering, data science, and machine learning workloads for enterprises.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2013
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