Software Engineer - DLT PhD at Databricks Mountain View, CA

Overview

Databricks is radically simplifying the entire data lifecycle, from ingestion to generative AI, and everything in-between.

The Delta Live Tables (DLT) team is looking for recent PhD graduates to build and manage reliable batch and streaming data pipelines that deliver high‑quality data on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.

• Design and implement query compilation and optimization.
• Design distributed query execution and scheduling.
• Design vectorized engine execution.
• Resource management.
• Transaction coordination.
• Efficient storage structures (encoding, indexes).
• Automatic physical data optimization.

• PhD in databases or systems.
• Knowledge of database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, and performance optimization.
• Motivated by delivering customer value and influencing technical direction.

Local Pay Range: $150,000—$190,000 USD.

Databricks offers comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees.

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.