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Sr. Software Engineer- Backend

Databricks

Location

New York City, NY, New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/25/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.7% approval+19% YoY
💎 Strong sponsor

Job description

The role is part of the AI Platform team at Databricks, focusing on building infrastructure that supports various AI applications and services. This high-agency team works at the forefront of AI infrastructure, collaborating closely with research and product teams. The position involves enhancing the reliability and efficiency of distributed AI workloads while shaping the developer experience on the Databricks platform. The team is dedicated to democratizing AI for customers across different industries.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering
  • Strong programming skills in Scala, Go, or Python
  • Experience with distributed systems, scalable APIs, or cloud-native infrastructure
  • Familiarity with service-oriented architecture, deployment pipelines, and system observability
  • Strong product and ownership mindset

Responsibilities

  • Build infrastructure that powers flagship offerings like MLflow and AI Gateway
  • Improve reliability, latency, and efficiency of distributed AI workloads
  • Collaborate with platform, infra, and ML teams to deliver seamless end-to-end experiences
  • Shape how developers and data scientists build and interact with AI on Databricks

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Databricks Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

83

FY2026

Approval rate

99.7%

FY2026

LCA certified

174

FY2026

Entry-level share

4.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+19%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-54%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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