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Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform (NYC)

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In-Office
New York, NY, USA
191K-254K Annually
Expert/Leader
In-Office
New York, NY, USA
191K-254K Annually
Expert/Leader
The role involves developing intuitive interfaces and solutions for generative AI applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive product growth and strategy.
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At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business. Founded by engineers — and customer obsessed — we leap at every opportunity to solve technical challenges, from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we're only getting started.

As one of the first engineers in the NYC Engineering office, you’ll have the opportunity to be part of a small, nimble team that’s innovating to build new products from the ground up. Our goal is to leverage the power of Databricks in data & AI to deliver vertical AI applications for both technical and business users. This will be a true 0-to-1 environment, combining the excitement of a startup with the resources of a tech leader like Databricks.   

The impact you'll have:

  • Create novel, never-seen-before interfaces for GenAI agents that manage complex workflows while keeping the human in the loop through inspectability and transparency
  • Partner closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to build intuitive, scalable, and extensible solutions that drive user & business growth
  • Lead by example with hands-on full-stack software development to create dynamic, user-centric experiences
  • Enable mechanisms that can drive product-led growth, through seamless onboarding and sharing capabilities
  • Direct the future of intuitive agentic applications at Databricks, in collaboration with cross-functional teams of innovative software engineers, product managers, and designers
  • Define and drive the strategy for building end-to-end AI feature development by designing, building, and maintaining systems that are scalable, reliable, and performant.

What we look for:

  • 10+ years of experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Demonstrated product mindset with the ability to translate ambiguous customer problems into scrappy MVPs and iterate quickly based on data and user feedback.
  • You care that AI features feel intuitive, trustworthy, and helpful, not just bolted on to an existing app
  • High ownership and bias for action in 0→1 environments: you are comfortable making pragmatic trade-offs, operating with incomplete information, and driving projects from idea through launch and adoption.
  • Strong ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and design teams to align technical strategy with company growth objectives.  
  • Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, or VueJs/Ember)
  • 10+ years of experience with server-side web technologies (eg: Node.js, Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++,Go)
  • Proven experience building and shipping end-to-end generative AI products, ideally with a significant UI/UX component
  • Proven experience building and shipping end-to-end generative AI products
  • Deep familiarity with LLMs and generative AI, including hands-on experience with techniques like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt design, evaluation, and monitoring AI quality and safety in production.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.  Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.


Local Pay Range
$190,900$253,750 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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