Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management

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Salary

$264K-$322K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

152% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Principal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management Bellevue, Washington # P-725 At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems - from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business. About the Team: Join the Core of Databricks Infrastructure The Compute Infra Team is the engine behind all of Databricks' products and Control Plane services. We build and scale the foundational compute infrastructure that enables every Databricks customer to succeed, operating one of the largest and most dynamic data and AI clouds in the world. Mission: Define the Future of Cloud Compute Efficiency and Scale As the Technical Lead for Compute Fleet Management, you won't just manage a fleet-you will set the standard for how Databricks consumes and optimizes compute across all three major clouds (AWS, Azure, and GCP). This is a mission-critical role with direct impact on our gross margin and customer experience. Your mandate includes: - Pioneering Fleet Optimization: Provisioning and pooling of O(Billion)s of cloud resources to achieve peak workload performance, industry-leading efficiency, and robust resource isolation. - Delivering Hyper-Scale Resilience: Build the architecture that guarantees horizontal scaling and resilience against zonal or even cloud account-level failures, ensuring Databricks is always on. - Owning the Critical Path: Lead the development of the lowest-dependency systems required to bootstrap and manage

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