Senior Software Engineer - Multi Cloud Efficiency

We are looking for engineers to help us engineer systems that optimize our footprint as we scale into the hundreds of millions of dollars in cloud spend. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own the end-to-end design and delivery of high-impact engineering projects. You will act as a primary owner of key system components, handling technical ambiguity, collaborating with stakeholders, and delivering robust, scalable solutions. Your work will directly impact our infrastructure margins by building the next generation of cost attribution, automated resource management, and efficiency tooling. The impact you will have End-to-End System Design : Lead projects from concept to deployment. You will design and build scalable systems that handle high-volume data streams to provide accurate cost attribution and resource management, turning chaotic cloud spend into actionable data. Scaling & Optimization : Identify and eliminate inefficiencies in our cloud architecture. You will engineer solutions that mitigate resource waste, improve attribution accuracy, and raise the efficiency of our underlying cloud and data infrastructure. Component Ownership : Act as the technical expert for your service area. You will take ownership of the full lifecycle of your services, ensuring high code quality, effective monitoring, and low operational overhead. Bridge the Gap : Work effectively with product and infrastructure teams to turn business needs into technical specifications. You will develop tooling that simplifies the complex world of cloud economics for other engineers and budget owners. Mentorship & Best Practices : Uplevel the team by contributing to code reviews, sharing engineering best practices, and mentoring junior engineers. You will drive a shift-left culture — catching cost and efficiency problems early in the development cycle — by integrating efficiency checks directly into the developer workflow. Automate the manual: Build the automation and AI/agentic tooling that detects waste, attributes cost, and remediates issues with minimal human intervention — turning repetitive cost operations into self-running systems. What We Look For 6+ years of experience, including producing high-quality production code and detailed technical design documents for distributed systems. Proven ability to break down complex, multi-month projects into actionable milestones and tasks. Solid grasp of industry best practices for distributed systems (monitoring, documentation, testing, and "fit and finish"). Experience in optimizing cloud resource utilization or developing large-scale distributed tools. Ability to make well-reasoned trade-offs between system performance, development velocity, and technical debt. 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 . Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here . 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. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.