Hiring: Databricks Lead (Staff IT Engineer) Company: Qualcomm Location: San Diego, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:39:22 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : CI/CD, Databricks, Delta Lake, GitHub, MLOps, MLflow, Machine Learning, Python, REST, SQL, Serverless, Spark About the job Experience: •8–12 years of overall IT experience. •4–5 years of hands-on Databricks experience. •Strong experience implementing enterprise cloud and AI platforms. Required Skills: •Databricks Platform Leadership •Design and implement scalable Lakehouse architectures using Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and Serverless capabilities. •Develop reusable platform frameworks, accelerators, and automation capabilities. •Optimize platform performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. •Drive platform modernization and cloud-native engineering best practices. •AI-Native Development •Promote AI-assisted software engineering using Claude Code, GenAI, and automation frameworks. •Develop AI-powered engineering workflows to improve developer productivity and quality. Qualifications: •4+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree. •OR 7+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree. •Completed advanced degrees in a relevant field may be substituted for up to two years (Master’s = one year, Doctorate = two years) of work experience. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!