Staff Backend Engineer - Application Infrastructure

Harness is revolutionizing software delivery with its AI-driven platform, spearheaded by visionary technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, the founder of AppDynamics which was acquired by Cisco for $3.7B. With an impressive funding of approximately $570M and a valuation of $5.5B, we are backed by leading investors such as Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures. As AI transforms code creation, we recognize that the main bottleneck now lies in post-code processes—testing, deployment, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness harnesses AI and automation to streamline this crucial “outer loop,” empowering teams to deploy software at speed while ensuring robust security and governance throughout the software delivery lifecycle.Utilizing Harness AI and our Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform delivers deep contextual insights and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle, embedding governance and policy-driven controls throughout the platform.In the past year, Harness has facilitated over 185 million deployments, 82 million builds, 18 trillion flag evaluations, 8 million security scans, 9.1 billion optimized tests, and 3 trillion protected API calls while managing $2.8 billion in cloud expenditures. Our customers, including United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels, have experienced a remarkable acceleration in release speeds by up to 75% and reductions in cloud costs by up to 60%, achieving a tenfold increase in DevOps efficiency.With a diverse team distributed across 14 offices in 25 countries, Harness is at the forefront of shaping the future of AI software delivery—and we are on the lookout for exceptional talent to accelerate our journey.Position SummaryThis role falls under the AppSec Foundations charter, concentrating on the design and development of core authentication, authorization, and common services infrastructure that supports Harness's security ecosystem. The team is tasked with constructing foundational Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) systems, implementing service-to-service authentication, audit logging, and common security services to facilitate secure access across all Harness modules, including the AppSec Platform, CI/CD, and other offerings.The Foundations team acts as the security cornerstone for Harness’s multi-product platform, providing vital authentication and authorization services that guarantee secure, scalable access management throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

P-1124 Summary At Databricks, we are driven by a passion for empowering data teams to tackle some of the most challenging problems in the world, spanning from security threat detection to advancements in cancer drug development. We achieve this by constructing and managing a top-tier data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our customers to concentrate on their high-value missions. Our engineering teams are dedicated to creating highly technical products that address significant needs in the world. We continuously push the limits of data and AI technology while maintaining the resilience, security, and scalability essential for our customers’ success on our platform. Customers place their trust in Databricks with their most sensitive data, and our Trust & Safety team is committed to establishing the world’s most reliable data analytics and machine learning platform. Security Engineering plays a pivotal role within Trust & Safety, working diligently to safeguard customer data from malicious threats. We are seeking seasoned leaders like you to craft the vision and define the strategy for this critical area. The impact you will have: Enhance the safety of Databricks for our customers by identifying and addressing critical vulnerabilities in our infrastructure and services. Attract industry-leading talent to our team. Serve as a representative for the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, advocating for a data-driven approach. Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events. What we look for: A minimum of 7 years of experience in Data Security or related fields, with expertise in at least two of the following areas: Cryptography, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Authentication, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Proven experience in building systems at large-scale internet companies is highly desirable. ...

Coupang is a major force in South Korean e-commerce, focused on making daily life easier for millions of customers. The company combines the energy of a startup with the reach and stability of a global public business, supporting rapid innovation and new service launches. Team members value initiative, growth, and the opportunity to make a real impact. About the Role The Senior Staff Software Engineer - Security will play a central role in strengthening the security and reliability of Coupang’s core platforms. This position is based in Mountain View or Seattle. The work centers on technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on software development. The goal: build secure, dependable, and scalable systems that support Coupang’s growth and protect customer trust. What You Will Do Lead security architecture and design for backend systems Drive technical decisions that improve platform security, quality, and reliability Mentor and guide fellow engineers on security best practices Collaborate closely with product teams on high-impact projects Contribute directly to codebases, setting high standards for secure development What We’re Looking For Extensive experience in software engineering with a focus on security Strong background in building and scaling secure backend systems Proven ability to provide technical leadership and architectural direction Experience mentoring engineers and collaborating across teams Join Coupang to help shape the future of commerce and make a lasting difference in a high-tech, connected world.

The Enterprise Applications team at Databricks is embarking on an exciting journey to revolutionize our business operations. Our objective is to create robust, in-house platforms and AI-driven capabilities that deliver a substantial competitive edge, facilitating our next significant growth in size and revenue. As a Staff Software Engineer within the Enterprise Applications team, you will be pivotal in delivering comprehensive applications that enhance our business operations and equip our employees with genuinely assistive technologies. Your role will involve defining the technical roadmap, designing essential software systems, elevating engineering excellence, mentoring junior engineers, and addressing the most pressing technical challenges our team faces. You will serve as the technical lead for a group of software engineers.

Join Moveworks as a Staff Application Security Engineer and play a pivotal role in enhancing the security of our applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices in application security, conduct security assessments, and drive initiatives that safeguard our systems and data.

The Enterprise Applications team at Databricks is embarking on an exciting journey to redefine our business operations. Our objective is to develop robust, in-house platforms and AI-driven capabilities that deliver a significant competitive edge, propelling us towards doubling our size and revenue.As a Senior Staff Software Engineer within the Enterprise Applications team, you will be pivotal in designing and implementing end-to-end applications that enhance our business functionalities and equip our employees with truly assistive technologies. Your responsibilities will include defining the technical roadmap, designing essential software systems, elevating engineering standards, mentoring junior engineers, and addressing the most complex technical challenges the team faces. You will serve as the technical leader for a team of talented software engineers.

P-1124 Summary At Databricks, we are passionate about empowering data teams to tackle the world's most challenging issues, from detecting security threats to advancing cancer drug development. We achieve this by developing and maintaining the leading data and AI infrastructure platform, allowing our clients to concentrate on the critical challenges that define their missions. Our engineering teams are dedicated to creating highly sophisticated products that address genuine, vital needs in society. We continually explore the frontiers of data and AI technology while ensuring the resilience, security, and scalability essential for our customers' success on our platform. Clients trust Databricks with their most valuable data, and the Trust & Safety team is committed to establishing the most reliable data analytics and machine learning platform globally. Security Engineering plays a pivotal role within Trust & Safety, crucially safeguarding customer data from malicious threats. We seek senior leaders to craft the vision and define the strategy for this crucial domain. The impact you will have: Enhance the safety of Databricks for our customers by identifying and addressing critical gaps in our infrastructure and services. Attract top-tier talent from across the industry. Serve as a key advocate for the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, promoting a data-driven approach. Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events.

P-1126 Summary At Databricks, we are passionate about empowering data teams to tackle the world's most pressing challenges, ranging from security threat detection to groundbreaking cancer drug development. Our mission is to create and maintain the premier data and AI infrastructure platform that enables our customers to concentrate on high-value tasks central to their objectives. Our engineering teams are dedicated to developing innovative products that address significant real-world needs. We continually strive to advance the frontiers of data and AI technology while ensuring our operations are resilient, secure, and scalable to guarantee our customers' success on our platform. Customers place their trust in Databricks with their most critical data, and the Trust & Safety department's mission is to establish the most reliable data analytics and machine learning platform globally. Our Security Engineering team plays a pivotal role in safeguarding customer data from malicious threats. We seek seasoned leaders like you to craft the vision and strategy for this vital domain.

Coupang is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer focused on Application Infrastructure to help shape the backbone of its large-scale e-commerce platform. This position is based in Mountain View or Seattle. Role overview This role centers on building and maintaining backend systems that are both scalable and reliable. The work supports the platform's growth and ensures that applications perform well under heavy demand. What you will do Design, develop, and maintain backend applications for Coupang’s e-commerce infrastructure Work closely with teams across the company to deliver solutions that meet business and technical needs Focus on system performance, reliability, and security throughout the development process Collaboration Expect to partner with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver backend systems that serve millions of users.

P-1137 Summary At Databricks, we are dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle the world's most challenging issues, from detecting security threats to advancing cancer treatments. We achieve this by developing and operating the premier data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to concentrate on the high-impact challenges central to their missions. Founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, Databricks has evolved from a modest office in Berkeley, CA, to a global leader with over 1,500 employees. Thousands of organizations, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies, rely on Databricks for their mission-critical workloads, establishing us as one of the fastest-growing SaaS firms globally. Our engineering teams are focused on creating highly technical products that address significant real-world needs. We continuously push the limits of data and AI technology while maintaining the resilience, security, and scalability essential for our customers' success on our platform. Customers entrust Databricks with their most valuable data, and our Trust & Safety division is committed to creating the most reliable data analytics and machine learning platform worldwide. Security Engineering plays a vital role in safeguarding customer data from malicious threats. We seek senior leaders to shape the vision and define the strategic approach within this critical domain. The impact you will have: Enhance the safety of Databricks for our customers by identifying and addressing critical vulnerabilities in our infrastructure and services. Attract top-tier talent from across the industry. Advocate for the security engineering discipline across the organization, wielding a significant voice to drive data-driven decisions. Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences and events.

Join Moveworks as a Senior Application Security Engineer, where you will play a critical role in safeguarding our applications and systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify vulnerabilities and implement robust security measures. Your expertise will be crucial in shaping our security strategy and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

P-1126 Summary At Databricks, we are committed to empowering data teams to tackle some of the most complex challenges facing the world, from security threat detection to the development of innovative cancer treatments. We achieve this by developing and managing a state-of-the-art data and AI infrastructure platform, allowing our clients to concentrate on the high-impact issues that are critical to their goals. Our engineering teams craft advanced technical products that address significant and real-world needs. We consistently push the limits of data and AI technology while ensuring the resilience, security, and scalability that are essential for our customers' success on our platform. Clients entrust Databricks with their most sensitive data, and our Trust & Safety team is dedicated to creating the most secure data analytics and machine learning platform globally. The Security Engineering division plays a vital role in safeguarding customer data from malicious actors, and we are seeking visionary senior leaders to shape and define our strategy in this domain.

Harness builds an AI-driven Software Delivery Platform, founded by Jyoti Bansal, who previously created AppDynamics. The company has raised about $570 million and is valued at $5.5 billion, with support from investors like Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, and Citi Ventures. Harness integrates AI and automation into software delivery, focusing on areas beyond code generation: testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost management. Their platform uses the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph to provide context and automation, embedding governance and policy controls for compliance and security. In the past year, Harness supported over 185 million deployments, 82 million builds, 18 trillion flag evaluations, 8 million security scans, 9.1 billion optimized tests, and protected 3 trillion API calls, while managing $2.8 billion in cloud spend. Clients such as United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels have seen significant improvements in release speed, cloud cost reduction, and DevOps efficiency. Harness operates in 26 offices across 25 countries. Role overview The Director of Product Management will own key components of the Application Security (AppSec) platform. This position focuses on DevSecOps-integrated security, Application Security Testing (AST), Application Security Posture Management (ASPM), and AI-enhanced AppSec workflows. The role carries full business responsibility for the Security Testing Orchestration (STO) module, including vision, strategy, and profit and loss. Oversight of SAST and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) will be managed through a team of product managers. The director will set priorities for orchestration and remediation of security throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), serving global enterprise clients. What you will do Lead the vision, strategy, roadmap, and P&L for Security Testing Orchestration (STO) and related AppSec features Manage the strategy and roadmap for STO, SAST, and SCA as primary responsibilities Guide Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) and vulnerability correlation Drive CI/CD-native DevSecOps integrations Advance AI-driven and agentic AppSec workflows Define comprehensive AppSec workflows across the SDLC Work closely with engineering teams to ensure scalable solutions are delivered and implemented

Waymo is seeking a Staff Software Engineer focused on DevAI to help advance artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles. This position is based in Mountain View, CA. Role overview This role centers on designing and building AI solutions that support Waymo's self-driving technology. Collaboration with teams across engineering, product, and research will be a core part of daily work. The goal is to strengthen AI capabilities and improve system performance. What you will do Design and develop AI-driven features for autonomous vehicle systems Work closely with colleagues from different disciplines to integrate and refine AI models Contribute to the ongoing improvement of system performance and reliability Impact This position plays a key part in shaping how AI supports the future of transportation at Waymo.

P-188 At Databricks, we are on a mission to fundamentally transform the data lifecycle, simplifying processes from data ingestion to ETL, Business Intelligence (BI), and extending to Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) through a unified platform. We envision a future where traditional data warehouse architectures are replaced by innovative solutions like the Lakehouse architecture (CIDR 2021 paper), which integrate data warehousing and advanced analytics, effectively addressing critical challenges such as data staleness, reliability, cost of ownership, data lock-in, and limited use-case support. To turn this vision into reality, we are developing a next-generation decoupled query engine and structured storage system designed to surpass specialized data warehouses in relational query performance while maintaining the versatility of general-purpose systems like Apache Spark™. This system is intended to support a wide array of workloads, from ETL processes to data science applications. As a member of our team, you will engage in one or more of the following areas, contributing to the design and implementation of cutting-edge systems that redefine industry standards: Query compilation and optimization Distributed query execution and scheduling Vectorized execution engine Data security measures Resource management strategies Transaction coordination processes Efficient storage structures (encodings, indexes) Automatic physical data optimization techniques

Join our innovative team as a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Android development. In this crucial role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and enhance cutting-edge mobile applications that impact millions of users globally. Your expertise in Android technologies will drive the success of our projects and contribute to our mission of connecting professionals.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, committed to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has dedicated itself to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access while significantly reducing traffic-related fatalities. Our Waymo Driver powers a fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable to a diverse array of vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and experience from more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, Waymo is shaping the future of transportation.Our simulation environment is among the most sophisticated ever created, utilizing deterministic logic, physical dynamics, and cutting-edge Generative AI to establish a training ground for the Waymo Driver. The Simulator Evaluation team tackles the challenging question: How can we mathematically validate that a virtual world is perceptibly 'real'?We are on the lookout for a Staff Software Engineer who will take on the role of Technical Architect in this field. You will operate at the intersection of software engineering and AI, ensuring our simulated environments—whether governed by explicit rules or foundational models—accurately reflect reality.In this Staff-level position, you will report directly to a Senior Staff Software Engineering Manager and function as a Technical Lead, connecting intricate technical metrics with overarching product strategies.Your Responsibilities Will Include:Architecting Evaluation Standards: Define the 'Definition of Done' for simulation realism, anticipating product objectives (e.g., operational capabilities in snow or highway driving) and designing the evaluation roadmap to ensure our simulation fidelity evolves in alignment with onboard requirements.Acting as the System Critic: Create comprehensive mathematical frameworks to validate our hybrid virtual world, determining the balance between diverse evaluation needs—from verifying logical rules and dynamics to assessing the distribution quality of generative AI models.Building at Scale: Lead the development of large-scale, extensible evaluation platforms (in C++/Python), ensuring our metric pipelines are robust distributed systems capable of delivering clear, reproducible insights on petabytes of data.Providing Strategic, Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as the technical liaison across various organizations, closely collaborating with AI research and other simulation teams. The evaluation workflows you design will facilitate rapid innovation and inform research trajectories.

At Databricks, we are dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle the world's most challenging problems—from transforming the future of transportation to expediting medical breakthroughs. We achieve this by creating and managing the most advanced data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our customers to extract deep insights from data to drive business success. Founded by engineers with a strong customer focus, we eagerly embrace every opportunity to confront technical challenges, whether it’s designing next-generation UI/UX for data interfacing or scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we’re just getting started.The Logging Platform team is pivotal in developing scalable and efficient logging solutions that enhance observability across all Databricks services. As a Staff Software Engineer, you will spearhead the evolution of our logging infrastructure, empowering engineers throughout the company to gain profound insights into system behavior, troubleshoot issues efficiently, and optimize performance at scale.

About UsAt Aurora, our mission is to revolutionize transportation through safe and efficient self-driving technology, making it accessible to everyone.Explore the Aurora Driver and discover how we are paving the way for a new era in mobility and logistics.Join our team of dedicated professionals at Aurora, where you will engage in complex challenges and continuously enhance your expertise in a collaborative atmosphere. For updates, visit aurora.tech or connect with us on LinkedIn.We are on the lookout for a skilled and driven Staff Software Engineer to spearhead a new team focused on enhancing and modernizing our Offline Testing Infrastructure (OTI). OTI serves as a vital middle-layer infrastructure that supports our PR testing, test creation, and Verification & Validation (V&V) processes.This role is critical, with a strong emphasis on increasing the efficiency of our engineering teams and ensuring the reliability of our release cycles. The ideal candidate will build and lead a small, dedicated team to transition OTI to a stable, high-performance, and scalable platform.Responsibilities:Team Leadership: Act as the technical lead for the OTI team, guiding the strategic vision, execution, and long-term stability of our core infrastructure.Testing Ecosystem Development:Design a next-generation offline testing architecture that meets diverse team requirements, minimizes redundancy, and fosters collaboration across the organization.Collaborate with Test Creation and Test Drive teams to...