The Staff Software Engineer role on the Web Platform team at Databricks involves owning the platform layer for a newly rebuilt AI-native web experience. This position focuses on defining the technical roadmap and setting architectural standards for AI-native engineering. The engineer will collaborate with technical leaders and mentor team members while pioneering an AI-native software development lifecycle. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of web platform engineering at Databricks.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with a strong track record of technical leadership and impact.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership experience, serving as the technical owner for the software systems owned by your team.
• Proven track record as a technical leader of a web platform, with direct ownership across design systems and rendering frameworks.
• Deep hands-on expertise across the full web stack including React, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Demonstrated ability to make and execute multi-layer architectural decisions on a live production platform.
• Experience sequencing and executing frontend framework migrations without disrupting production.
• A clear point of view on AI-native software development and a track record of building toward it.
• Familiarity with agentic systems or LLM-powered tooling is a strong plus.
• Strong ability to influence technical leaders and drive alignment across engineering and business stakeholders.
• History of driving technical transformation with rigor and execution discipline.

• Define the technical roadmap for the web platform, including component systems and developer tooling.
• Influence technical leaders across the organization on shared architectural decisions.
• Pioneer an AI-native software development lifecycle by applying agentic unlocks across various processes.
• Define evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and feedback loops for reliable workflows.
• Mentor and grow engineers on the team, setting standards for AI-native thinking and execution.