✦ Luna Orbit — AI & Machine Learning

Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - AI/ML Environments

at Databricks

📍 Mountain View, California Unknown Posted March 10, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

Develop and maintain infrastructure for AI/ML workloads, enabling efficient training and deployment of AI models at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build AI infrastructure
  • Improve system performance
  • Collaborate with research teams
  • Enhance observability
  • Scale training and serving environments

Technical Overview

Focus on backend systems, distributed architecture, cloud-native infrastructure, and AI/ML environment tooling.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior backend engineer with over 5 years of experience in building scalable, distributed systems and infrastructure for AI/ML applications. They are proficient in Python, Scala, or Java and have a strong understanding of cloud-native and containerized environments.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years in backend or infrastructure engineeringStrong programming skills in PythonScalaor JavaExperience with distributed systemsFamiliarity with cloud-native infrastructureUnderstanding of service-oriented architectureExperience with deployment pipelinesSystem observabilityDependency management technologiesContainerization

Nice-to-Have Skills

Performance optimizationDebugging large-scale systemsBuilding scalable infrastructureCustomer interaction

Tools & Platforms

Cloud platformsVirtual environmentsContainers

Required Skills

PythonScalaJavaDistributed systemsScalable APIsCloud-native infrastructureService-oriented architectureDeployment pipelinesSystem observabilityVirtual environmentsContainerization

Hard Skills

PythonScalaJavaDistributed systemsScalable APIsCloud-native infrastructureService-oriented architectureDeployment pipelinesSystem observabilityVirtual environmentsContainerization

Soft Skills

Ownership mindsetProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationProduct focus

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS
Job Function Backend infrastructure engineering for AI/ML environments

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Software EngineerBackendAI/ML EnvironmentsPythonScalaJavaDistributed systemsScalable APIsCloud-native infrastructureService-oriented architectureDeployment pipelinesSystem observabilityVirtual environmentsContainerization

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years of relevant experience, Lack of proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java, No experience with distributed systems, Unwilling to work in Mountain View, California

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