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With COVID precautions still in place, the 2021 Databricks Software Engineering Summer internship was conducted virtually with members of the intern class joining us from their home offices located throughout the world. As always, this year’s interns collaborated on a number of impactful projects, covering a wide range of data and computer science disciplines, from...

This post is a part of our blog series on our frontend work. You can see the previous one on “Simplifying Data + AI, One Line of TypeScript at a Time.” After years of working on data visualization tools, I recently joined Databricks as a founding member of the visualization team, which aims to develop...

Today, Databricks is known for our backend engineering, building and operating cloud systems that span millions of virtual machines processing exabytes of data each day. What's not as obvious is the focus on crafting user experiences that make data more accessible and usable. We thought it’s time to highlight that via a series of posts...

Summer 2021 brought another summer of virtual game nights, pizza parties and team-building events for Databricks interns. In addition to working on impactful projects that ranged from improving our customer user journey to scaling the Databricks authentication services, our interns were also able to build relationships with their peers and create their own community with...

India is a vast country with extreme variations. A one-size-fits-all workplace does not do it justice. Although continued urbanization, transportation, and infrastructure are the foundation for connectedness, adaptability to these changes is key for successfully bringing teams together. When we first launched our India HQ in 2017, we were equally focused on building a culture...

Today, I am excited to announce that I have officially joined Databricks as an Engineer on the Data Science team. This move comes after over a year of founding and running Staroid, a cloud-based platform that simplifies the delivery and deployment of open source projects at the enterprise level. I have been a heavy Apache...

Databricks was a proud sponsor of the 2021 Women In Product Conference, which this year, had a theme of igniting possibility. We interviewed a few of the women on our product team – designers, program managers and product managers – all of whom play an integral role in Databricks’ success. We had the opportunity to...

We joined Databricks in early October of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic with no clear end in sight. Our remote onboarding began with a few emails, some icebreaker slides, Kahoots and the ubiquitous Zoom session. Our cohort was a diverse group consisting of new hires from at least four different departments in the...

At Databricks, we recognize the importance of offering professional growth and advancement opportunities for all communities and are committed to fostering a work environment where every employee can contribute the best work of their careers. This week, we’re wrapping up our celebration of  Women’s History Month. In alignment with our commitment to employee growth, we...

When I look at every wave of computing — be it the advent of mobile or the Internet — there’s a core theme of their underpinnings. The power behind the most impactful technologies, though often invisible, has been robust developer platforms. These platforms spur innovation, creativity and collaboration at a truly global scale and speed...