Senior Software Engineer - Security

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 high‑value challenges central to their missions. Founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, Databricks has grown from a tiny corner office in Berkeley, CA to a global organization with over 1,500 employees. Thousands of organizations, from small to Fortune 100, trust Databricks with their mission‑critical workloads, making us one of the fastest‑growing SaaS companies in the world. Our engineering teams build highly technical products that fulfill real, important needs. We constantly push the boundaries of data and AI technology while operating with the resilience, security, and scale critical to customer success on our platform.

Impact

• Make Databricks safer for our customers by identifying and plugging key gaps in our infrastructure and services
• Attract top talent from across the industry
• Represent the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, having a powerful voice to make us more data‑driven
• Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences & events

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following: Cryptography, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Authentication, 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
• 5+ 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

Compensation

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