Principal Engineer, Authentication

Locations

Bellevue, Washington;
Seattle, Washington

At Databricks, we are obsessed with enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems, from security threat detection to cancer drug development. We build and run the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform, so our customers can focus on the high-value challenges that are central to their missions.

These senior leaders in Trust & Safety will create and execute the vision and strategy for the Authentication space, balancing uncompromised security with a frictionless user experience.

• Craft and execute a long‑term north‑star vision for Authentication that balances uncompromised security with a frictionless user experience.
• Recruit and mentor top‑tier engineering talent to scale our security infrastructure.
• Act as the voice of Security Engineering across the organization, driving data‑driven decisions at the executive level.
• Represent Databricks’ security innovations at major academic and industry conferences.

• 10+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following:
  Authentication, Network, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter‑Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Experience building systems at large‑scale internet companies is a huge plus.
• 15+ years of experience building large‑scale distributed systems with high availability.
• Leadership skills and experience to lead across functional and organizational lines.
• Strong communication skills to explain and evangelize Data Security to senior leaders across the company.
• Bias to action and passion for delivering high‑quality solutions.
• MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields.

Remote candidates are welcome.

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is:

$266,000 — $365,750 USD (Local Pay Range)

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide— including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500— rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics, and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow.

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We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We consider candidates without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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