Principal Engineer, Authentication

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · San Francisco, CA · Engineering - Pipeline

Databricks is seeking a Principal Engineer for their Authentication team. This role focuses on creating the vision and strategy for authentication within their data and AI platform, balancing security with user experience. The engineer will recruit and mentor talent, act as the voice of Security Engineering, and drive data-driven decisions. The role requires extensive experience in data security, large-scale distributed systems, and leadership skills, with a focus on building secure and scalable authentication systems for a data and AI platform.

What you'd actually do

  1. Craft and execute a long-term north-star vision for Authentication that balances uncompromised security with a frictionless user experience.
  2. Recruit and mentor top-tier engineering talent to scale our security infrastructure.
  3. Act as the voice of Security Engineering across the organization, driving data-driven decisions at the executive level.
  4. Databricks’ security innovations at major academic and industry conferences.

Skills

Required

  • Data Security
  • Authentication
  • Network Security
  • Kubernetes Security
  • Web Security
  • Governance
  • Privacy
  • Trust
  • Safety
  • Identity Management
  • Access Control
  • Key Management
  • Inter-Service Authentication
  • Secure Application Frameworks
  • Detection & Response
  • large scale distributed systems
  • high availability
  • Leadership skills
  • Communication skills

Nice to have

  • Experience building systems at large scale internet companies

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of experience in Data Security or related areas
  • 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