Staff Platform Engineer, Observability

Databricks is hiring a Staff Platform Engineer, Observability to join our fully remote team in the United States. As a Staff Platform Engineer, Observability, you'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure. This is a freelance, work-from-home role open to candidates across the US (Remote — Anywhere in the US). About the role You'll keep our infrastructure reliable, scalable, and secure, partnering with a friendly, distributed team across US time zones. We care about outcomes over hours and give you the autonomy, tools, and support to do your best work from home. What you'll do: • Monitor systems and respond to incidents • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code • Improve observability, alerting, and reliability • Automate deployments and reduce operational toil • Partner with engineering on scalability and security What we offer: • Competitive salary and meaningful equity • Paid parental leave • Annual learning and professional development budget • 100% remote, work-from-anywhere-in-the-US culture • Home office and wellness stipends How we work We're remote-first and async-friendly. Expect clear documentation, regular feedback, supportive teammates, and real opportunities to grow your career. Databricks is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for everyone.

Minimum qualifications: • 7+ years of experience, including leading teams or projects • Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure • Strong troubleshooting skills • Scripting skills (Bash, Python, or Go) • On-call and incident response experience Nice to have: • Familiarity with modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, Linear) • Comfort communicating clearly and proactively in writing