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Principal Engineer, Compute Fleet Management
Databricks · 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 445 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 78 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Databricks paid sponsored hires in similar roles50 certified filings for “Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in WA: $149k–$190k, median $163k. Most were filed at wage level II (42%) — 2 lottery entries, ≈31% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 445 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 78 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
# 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 our massive compute platform. Outcomes: The Impact You Will Deliver This role is for an engineer who thrives on owning the most challenging and impactful outcomes: • High Availability: Achieve and maintain 99.99% availability for all batch and serving workloads. • Stellar Efficiency: Drive utilization to 60% or higher—a crucial metric that requires balancing high efficiency with unwavering tolerance for cloud failures. • Best-in-Class Isolation: Architect and enforce strong security and performance isolation across a diverse range of customer workloads. Requirements: Are You Ready for this Challenge? We are seeking a seasoned Principal Engineer who has not only built but successfully operated large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure systems in production. You must have a track record of: • Leading Transformative Projects: Taking ownership of complex, cross-team, cross-layer, and multi-quarter strategic engineering initiatives from concept to execution. • Distributed Systems Mastery: Deep, hands-on experience developing and operating high-scale distributed systems on at least one major public cloud. • Influence Without Authority: Proven ability to drive consensus, establish technical direction, and lead large technical efforts across organizational boundaries. • Execution Discipline: Exceptional strength in planning, tracking project progress, and managing complex cross-organizational dependencies. The Edge: Highly Desirable Experience • Experience managing and scaling a massive fleet of GPUs for AI/ML workloads. • Experience with developing and operating large-scale distributed systems across all major clouds (AWS, Azure, and GCP). Pay Range Transparency Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Ba