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Staff Database Engineer

Databricks · Mountain View, CA, US

Databricks is hiring a staff Staff Database Engineer in Mountain View, CA, US. What you'll do: hiring, work across the infrastructure, security, and compliance domains. Qualifications: 5+ years of experience and familiarity with PostgreSQL and Apache Spark. Paying $192K.

Hiring signals for Database Administrators

SOC 15-1242 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

63
/ 100
Stable

Database Administrators Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($193k vs $135k national)
  • Most postings refresh within a month (26% open 30+ days)
  • Few reposted listings (29% appear duplicated)

Database Administrators job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Database Administrators.

  • 128Active postings
  • 6Posted this week
  • 33Open 30+ days26% of active
  • 21Remote / hybrid16% of active
  • 19%List salary24 of 128
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $193kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 15dMedian agep90 45d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Server / Host12
DevOps / SRE4
Food Service4$158k n=3
VP2
Engineering1

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract5$158k n=3
Full-time3

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology80$194k n=23
Professional Services35$158k n=5
Financial Services24
Manufacturing20
Retail19$197k n=15

Top categories

  • Server / Host12
  • DevOps / SRE4
  • Food Service4
  • VP2
  • Engineering1

In-demand skills

  • PostgreSQL30
  • SQL25
  • AWS24
  • MongoDB11
  • Python10
  • Linux10
  • MySQL10
  • Azure6

Top sectors

  • Technology80
  • Professional Services35
  • Financial Services24
  • Manufacturing20
  • Retail19
  • Transportation & Logistics19

Employment mix

  • Unspecified120 · 94%
  • Contract5 · 4%
  • Full-time3 · 2%

Top hiring companies

Salary
$192k
Source
databricks.com
Original link
https://databricks.com/company/careers/open-positions/job?gh_jid=8482053002
ATS
Greenhouse
Posted
1 month ago (2026-03-26)
Status
active

Skills: PostgreSQL, Apache Spark

Topics: Infrastructure, Security, Compliance

Activities: Hiring

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