Senior Staff Software Engineer - IAM
- Salary
- $220,400 - $297,400
- Level
- Staff
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 3 October 2026.
About the role
P-1126
Summary
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.
Our engineering teams build highly technical products that fulfill real, important needs in the world. We constantly push the boundaries of data and AI technology, while simultaneously operating with the resilience, security, and scale that is critical to making customers successful on our platform.
Customers trust Databricks with their most valuable data and Trust & Safety has the mission to build the most trusted data analytics and ML platform in the world. Security Engineering is an integral part of Trust & Safety and has a critical role to play in keeping customer data from bad actors. We are looking for senior leaders such as yourselves to create the vision and define the strategy for this space.
The impact you will have:
- Make Databricks safer for our customers by identifying and plugging key gaps in our infrastructure and services
- Attract top talent from across the industry.
- Represent the security engineering discipline throughout the organization, having a powerful voice to make us more data-driven
- Represent Databricks at academic and industry conferences & events
What we look for:
- 9+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas and expertise in two or more of the following--Cryptography, Kubernetes Security, Web Security, Governance, Privacy, Trust, Safety, Authentication, Identity Management, Access Control, Key Management, Inter-Service Authentication, Secure Application Frameworks, Detection & Response. Experience building systems at large scale internet companies is a huge plus.
- 15+ years of experience building large scale distributed systems with high availability
- Leadership skills and experience to lead across functional and organizational lines
- Strong communication skills to explain and evangelize Data Security to senior leaders across the company
- Bias to action and passion for delivering high-quality solutions
- MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location.
Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.
Local Pay Range
$220,400—$297,400 USD
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About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
Benefits
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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.
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The team: Executive Engineering - Pipeline
This role is one of 31 open in Executive Engineering - Pipeline.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Databricks (31 of 31), Unity (31 of 31), Kubernetes (9 of 31), Delta Lake (6 of 31), Spark (5 of 31), ETL (4 of 31), C++ (3 of 31)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Principal AI Research Scientist, Research Director - AI Scaling posted May 20
- Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Managed Tables posted May 19
- Staff Software Engineer - AI Research Infrastructure posted May 1
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Lakeflow Pipelines Datasets posted Apr 2
- Sr.Staff Software Engineer- Network Platform posted Mar 23
- Sr. Engineering Manager - Pipelines Engine posted Mar 17
- Senior Staff Software Engineer- Networking posted Feb 23
- Engineering Manager (Ingestion) posted Jan 1
- Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management posted Dec 11
- Engineering Manager - Streaming posted Dec 5
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta posted Nov 21
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta posted Nov 21
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta posted Nov 21
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta posted Nov 21
- Director of Engineering (Data Infrastructure) posted Nov 13
- Director of Engineering posted Aug 14
- Senior Engineering Manager - Enzyme posted Aug 7
- Engineering Manager - UI Platform posted May 27
- Staff Software Engineer - IAM posted May 13
- Staff Software Engineer - IAM posted May 13
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Enzyme posted Mar 28
- Senior Staff Software Engineer (Backend) posted Sep 22
- Sr Staff Software Engineer (Backend) posted Sep 9
- Senior Engineering Manager - Backend posted Jul 2
- Engineering Manager - Backend posted May 7
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - Delta posted Apr 4
- Senior Staff Software Engineer - IAM posted Mar 6
- Senior Software Engineer - Security posted Mar 6
- Engineering Manager - Core Experiences posted Dec 16
- Engineering Manager - Compute Infra posted May 4
From the team and dates on Databricks's own job board.
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