Software Engineer - New Grad, Distributed Data Systems (2027 Start)

Databricks•Mountain View, CA

11h•$137,750 - $155,000

About The Position

Databricks is hiring new graduate Software Engineers for its Distributed Data Systems team. The role contributes to building and operating a data and AI infrastructure platform and advancing the Lakehouse architecture, which unifies data warehousing and advanced analytics. Depending on team needs, work may focus on query compilation and optimization, distributed query execution and scheduling, vectorized execution, data security, resource management, transaction coordination, efficient storage structures, automatic physical data optimization, data-plane storage, or storage management systems. This position is for candidates graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. Hiring is across multiple offices; applicants should apply to their single preferred location.

Requirements

Graduate in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 with a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject.
Have implementation skills in a general-purpose programming language such as Java or C++.
Have knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming principles.
Have experience managing end-to-end projects.

Nice To Haves

A passion for database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, language design, or performance optimization.

Responsibilities

Contribute to one or more distributed data systems areas, including query compilation and optimization.
Work on distributed query execution and scheduling or a vectorized execution engine.
Contribute to data security, resource management, or transaction coordination systems.
Develop efficient storage structures such as encodings and indexes, or automatic physical data optimization.
Work on data-plane storage or a storage management system.
Manage end-to-end projects.