Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure)

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. ...

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.

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.

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.

Your Role at MoveworksDevelop and enhance core infrastructure services and microservices that support our machine learning, frontend, and platform teams.Implement critical functionalities such as distributed configuration management, rate limiting, feature flagging, A/B testing, and traffic capture and replay.Optimize the performance, scalability, and observability of Moveworks cloud infrastructure.Consistently deliver time-sensitive projects in collaboration with other engineering teams.Take full ownership of features from inception to deployment while actively influencing the infrastructure roadmap.Engage in a highly collaborative, in-person role, working across various teams including Core and ML engineering.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer specializing in Compute Infrastructure, you'll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure systems. Your expertise will help drive performance and scalability, ensuring our platforms support the ever-increasing demand for data processing and storage. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions that enhance our technology stack.

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...

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.

Join our dynamic team at LinkedIn Corporation as a Senior Staff Software Engineer specializing in Systems Infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust infrastructure systems that support our growing platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and optimize our systems for scalability and performance.

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.

Join our innovative team at LinkedIn as a Senior Staff Software Engineer focused on AI Infrastructure. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to build and enhance scalable AI systems that empower millions of users worldwide. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop efficient algorithms and contribute to cutting-edge projects that drive our commitment to AI excellence.

At Databricks, we are committed to empowering data teams to tackle some of the world's most significant challenges—ranging from revolutionizing transportation to accelerating medical breakthroughs. Our mission is realized through the development and management of the foremost data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to derive deep insights from their data to enhance business outcomes. Founded by engineers and driven by a passion for customer success, we eagerly embrace each opportunity to confront technical hurdles, from innovating next-generation UI/UX for data interaction to scaling our services across millions of virtual machines. Our journey has just begun.As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will be a pivotal member of the executive leadership team within the Data Platform organization. You will utilize cutting-edge AI developer tools and methodologies to construct the Data Intelligence Platform, which will facilitate automated decision-making across Databricks. This role involves collaboration with distinguished Tech Leads, product teams, data scientists, and others. You will shape the future of various tools, including logging, orchestration, data transformation, metric stores, governance platforms, and data consumption layers.

Nuro develops self-driving technology, aiming to make autonomous vehicles accessible for everyone. Since 2016, the team has blended advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware, licensing the Nuro Driver™ to support robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles. Partnerships with automakers and mobility platforms help bring these autonomous solutions to commercial scale. The Senior Software Engineer - Software Update Infrastructure role is part of the Fleet Connectivity team based in Mountain View, California. This position focuses on building and maintaining systems that support release infrastructure and over-the-air (OTA) updates for Nuro’s autonomous vehicles. The work covers both cloud and robotics stacks, ensuring reliable network connectivity, telemetry, and software updates that are vital to Nuro’s mission. What you will do Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain software for release infrastructure and OTA updates. Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables within the team and when working with other groups. Write high-quality, testable code that meets strict code quality standards. Monitor release system performance by defining and tracking KPIs, and implement optimizations to improve build costs, times, and storage usage. Create testing and validation programs to ensure system architecture and data flows are reliable. Contribute to documentation and participate in on-call rotations during business hours. Requirements 5+ years of experience working with large-scale distributed systems. Proficiency in C++ or Go. Comfortable working in Unix/Linux environments and with Bash scripting. Ability to translate broad requirements into detailed system designs. Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed system software design. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field. Bonus points Experience with SQL. Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). UI development experience. Background in OTA updates execution and management.

Join Waymo as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Simulation Infrastructure, where you will lead the development of innovative simulation tools and frameworks that enhance our self-driving technology. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design robust software solutions that drive our mission to make transportation safer and more accessible through autonomous driving.

Your Role As a key member of the Core Infrastructure team at Moveworks, you will play a pivotal role in designing and implementing the next evolution of our AI infrastructure. With Moveworks experiencing rapid growth, the infrastructure team is charged with creating and maintaining robust foundational services and frameworks that empower our products to scale effortlessly while enabling our engineering teams to rapidly develop customer-facing features. Collaborate closely with teams in machine learning, search, product development, data, and frontend engineering to assess infrastructure requirements, shape the infrastructure roadmap, and spearhead various projects. Design and develop core infrastructure and essential functionalities including distributed key-value stores, schema-less data storage, authentication and authorization mechanisms, event streaming, distributed configuration management, rate limiting, circuit breaking, feature flagging systems, A/B testing, and traffic capture and replay. Enhance the observability and reliability of Moveworks systems by improving distributed logging, tracing, monitoring, and alerting capabilities. Establish methodologies and metrics for assessing the performance of microservices and product functionalities, identify and resolve bottlenecks, and enhance the performance and scalability of Moveworks applications. Consistently deliver time-sensitive work that is interdependent with other engineering teams.

At Databricks, we are dedicated to empowering data teams to tackle some of the most challenging issues in the world—whether it's realizing the next breakthrough in transportation or accelerating medical innovations. Our mission is to build and operate the leading data and AI infrastructure platform, allowing our clients to harness deep data insights for business enhancement.Our engineering teams create impactful technical products that address significant global needs. We consistently push the limits of data and AI technology while ensuring the security and scalability crucial for our customers' success on our platform.We manage one of the largest software platforms globally, comprising millions of virtual machines that generate terabytes of logs and process exabytes of data daily. At this scale, we monitor cloud hardware, network, and operating system faults, ensuring our software effectively shields our customers from these challenges.As a member of the Observability team, you will be at the forefront of developing solutions that deliver critical insights into the health and performance of our products and infrastructure.

Join Nuro as a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Perception Data Infrastructure. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing systems that process perception data, enabling our autonomous vehicles to navigate safely and efficiently. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance our data infrastructure, ensuring reliability and scalability.

At Coupang, we are dedicated to delivering an exceptional experience for our customers. Our goal is to elicit the reaction, "How did we ever live without Coupang?" With a relentless passion for simplifying shopping, dining, and living, we are transforming the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce landscape from the ground up. We have rapidly emerged as one of the leading e-commerce companies in South Korea, known for our reliability and innovation. We embody the best of both worlds — a startup-like atmosphere paired with the resources of a global public enterprise. This unique combination propels our growth and accelerates the launch of new services, maintaining the swift pace we established at our inception. Our team is filled with entrepreneurial spirits eager to initiate new projects and innovations. At Coupang, you will witness personal, team, and company growth each day. Our mission to revolutionize commerce is genuine. We continuously push the limits of what is achievable, tackling challenges and dismantling traditional trade-offs. Join Coupang and contribute to creating an extraordinary experience in today’s fast-paced, technologically advanced, and interconnected world. Role Overview As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in the ML Infrastructure team for Search & Discovery, you will be tasked with designing and implementing robust and efficient software solutions that manage vast amounts of structured and unstructured data necessary for training complex machine learning models and serving them effectively online. The Search & Discovery team is pivotal in optimizing our customers' navigation experience and driving sustained growth. Each week, over 20 million customers utilize search on our app or coupang.com, with more than a third making purchases. A significant portion of Coupang's sales is directly linked to search and recommendation features, with many business strategies and growth initiatives being influenced by ranking and recommendation algorithms. This position offers a chance to develop scalable offline and online machine learning platforms to support ranking, recommendation, and business decision-making. You will work with billions of user interaction records and petabytes of raw log files, converting them into actionable data formats for engineers and scientists. Additionally, you will be responsible for delivering complex machine learning models in real-time, facilitating millions of Coupang customers in discovering and searching for products. If you are passionate about big data engineering, scalable serving systems, and making a tangible business impact, this role is an excellent fit for you.

Waymo is a pioneering company in autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has committed to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save countless lives lost in traffic accidents. Our technology powers a fully autonomous ride-hail service and can be adapted to various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and extensive experience driving more than 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions of simulation miles across 15+ U.S. states, we are at the forefront of this transformative journey.The Simulation ML Infrastructure team is focused on creating scalable AI/ML infrastructure that accelerates the Simulator team in developing state-of-the-art realistic simulations for testing and training the Waymo Driver. To enhance the realism and steerability of these simulations, we leverage large foundation models trained on vast datasets to accurately represent the real world, including realistic agents (vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists), road systems, traffic control measures, and environmental conditions.We are looking for a seasoned senior individual contributor to spearhead the advancement of sophisticated AI/ML infrastructure for multi-billion parameter foundation models within ML accelerator-friendly simulations. Your expertise in massive model scaling, ML accelerators, and large-scale distributed systems will be essential in designing and scaling our systems.This position reports to an Engineering Manager.Your Responsibilities:Join a top-tier, high-performing research engineering team to push the boundaries of ultra-realistic multi-agent simulations using foundation models.Collaborate closely with the Waymo Realism Modeling team located in London and the Waymo Oxford team to utilize large foundation models for enhancing simulation realism.Operate at the intersection of data engineering, model development, and simulations, making architectural decisions. Take ownership of large, complex systems, and ensure that architectures and designs align with both technical and business objectives.Design and scale extensive distributed systems that encompass the entire ML lifecycle, facilitating planet-scale dataset generation, model training, and evaluation.Work cross-functionally to derive performance and system-level requirements for large ML systems. Convert product and business goals into measurable technical deliverables, ensuring alignment of system components.