Staff Software Engineer- CXI

$164k - $226k • Remote • Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California

Posted 26d ago

About the job

Databricks is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to architect and deliver the company's AI-native vertical workflow platform, Customer Experience Intelligence (CXI). This platform is designed to orchestrate AI agents, humans, and enterprise tools into end-to-end operational workflows, initially focusing on customer support and expanding to domains like IT, Security, Legal, and Marketing. The role involves building a scalable, multi-tenant agent platform with a strong emphasis on reliability, observability, and enterprise-grade features.

Responsibilities

  • Architect the technical vision, core infrastructure, and backend architecture for the Enterprise Agentic Framework.
  • Build a vertical modular, multi-tenant agent platform for customer support and other ticket-based workflows.
  • Drive rapid backend development while ensuring quality, safety, throughput, and reliability standards for agentic systems.
  • Design state-machine and agentic workflows for human-in-the-loop validation to full automation.
  • Implement robust backend tracing, logging, transparency, and safe execution with rollback mechanisms.
  • Act as a technical liaison between CXI, Product, Platform Engineering, and business stakeholders.
  • Set a high engineering bar for backend code quality, system performance, and architectural maintainability.
  • Mentor engineers and subject matter experts across various teams.

Requirements

  • BS or higher degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Extensive backend development experience designing, building, and maintaining high-throughput production systems.
  • Proven success deploying enterprise-grade backend infrastructure, microservices, and robust APIs in complex environments.
  • Deep familiarity with distributed systems, data platforms, and handling large-scale traffic.
  • Hands-on experience with ML-assisted backend systems, LLM orchestration frameworks, state machines, or agentic automation.
  • Strong understanding of multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and enterprise compliance, data privacy, and security constraints.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for annual performance bonus
  • Equity
  • Health insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)

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