Staff Data Scientist - Lakehouse Intelligence — Databricks

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Staff Data Scientist - Lakehouse Intelligence

business Databricks location_on San Francisco, CA (Remote) home_work Remote Full Time

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$210K – 290K/yr

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Published Date

2 weeks ago

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Work Arrangement

Remote • San Francisco, CA

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2 openings

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Experience Level

Staff / Principal

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About the opportunity

Lead data science initiatives unlocking customer growth patterns and predictive engine diagnostics across the Apache Spark ecosystem.

Databricks is hiring a Staff Data Scientist to push the boundaries of data intelligence. In this role, you will solve high-impact algorithmic challenges at the intersection of big data engineering and statistical learning. You will work closely with the office of the CTO to build models that forecast infrastructure demand, detect anomaly patterns in distributed workloads, and optimize customer compute utilization.

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What you will do

check_circle Formulate and lead long-term research and applied data science agendas across Databricks platform telemetry.
check_circle Create automated diagnostic models that predict cluster failures and suggest optimal cloud hardware configurations.
check_circle Champion open-source analytics contributions and author whitepapers on lakehouse data modeling.
check_circle Consult with enterprise customers on advanced analytics architectures.

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What we are looking for

arrow_circle_right 7+ years experience in applied statistical modeling and machine learning in enterprise SaaS.
arrow_circle_right Deep expertise in Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Python, Scala, and SQL.
arrow_circle_right Track record of delivering production data science systems operating on petabyte-scale inputs.
arrow_circle_right Strong communication skills with executive stakeholders and technical leadership.

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Skills & Tech Stack

Apache Spark Delta Lake Python Predictive Modeling Distributed Computing SQL

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