13h ago

Staff Software Engineer- Public Sector

Virginia

$180.5k-$248.2k / year

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll join Databricks' Public Sector team to build and scale distributed systems for sovereign and air-gapped cloud environments. You'll own the end-to-end lifecycle of mission-critical code, tackling high-scale infrastructure challenges where 100% resilience is mandatory. This role offers the chance to work on unique problems across AWS, Azure, and GCP simultaneously.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Design and implement highly available backend services using Java, Scala, or Go.
  • Solve architectural trade-offs around concurrency, storage, and networking for sovereign clouds.
  • Drive zero-waste compute initiatives for resource-constrained environments like GovCloud.
  • Partner with Production Engineering to meet security standards and compliance guardrails.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Eligibility for TS/SCI security clearance.
  • 9+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Deep understanding of Distributed Systems, concurrency, and performance optimization.
  • Strong production-level experience in at least one of: Java, Scala, Go, or C++.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Possession of a current polygraph (Counterintelligence or Full Scope).
  • Experience building and deploying large-scale SaaS or cloud-native applications.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive salary and equity.
  • ๐Ÿฅ Comprehensive health benefits.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Annual performance bonus.
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Paid time off.
  • ๐Ÿ“š Professional development opportunities.

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
  4. 4Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
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