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Staff Security Software Engineer

Databricks United States Full-time Security Posted Apr 9, 2026
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What it’s like to work at Databricks

Data & AI Platform · San Francisco

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What employees love

  • Engineers who built Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow — deep technical pedigree
  • Strong compensation and equity packages consistently above market

What could be better

  • Hypergrowth means org changes are constant — teams restructure frequently
  • Some legacy Spark-era tech debt that can slow down new features
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About the Role

RDQ226R609 - This role can be based anywhere in the United States.

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 do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform, so our customers can focus on the high-value challenges that are central to their missions.

As a member of the Security Continuous Monitoring team, you will help build and scale Databricks Security systems built on top of the Databricks platform. You will design, test, and implement data pipelines to assess security configurations of Cloud, SaaS and on-premise tooling. You will design and deploy robust supporting security tools for managing and assessing security state, integrate with third-party applications, and interact with cloud APIs (AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform). You will plan and lead, end-to-end, projects supporting data collection and integration with vulnerability and threat detection efforts.

You will be an individual contributor on the Security Continuous Monitoring team at Databricks, reporting to the Director of Continuous Monitoring.

What we look for:

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About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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.

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