Staff Software Engineer - Frontend (NYC)
Onsite
New York City, New York, USA
Lead (10+ yrs)
A month ago
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Quick Take
Staff-level frontend engineer role at Databricks in New York City (onsite), building GenAI agentic interfaces from 0 to 1 inside a small, nimble NYC engineering team. Requires 10+ years with React and modern JS frameworks. Direct application via the Databricks careers portal — salary disclosed at $190,900–$253,750 USD.
🏢 About Databricks
Databricks is the leading Data and AI company, relied on by over 20,000 organizations including adidas, Mastercard, AT&T, and 70% of the Fortune 500. Its unified Lakehouse platform spans data engineering, analytics, and AI in one place. Databricks is the original creator of Apache Spark and Delta Lake, and operates across 30+ global offices.
🎯 The Role
As one of the first engineers in Databricks' NYC office, you'll join a small, fast-moving team building new products from the ground up. The focus is on vertical AI applications — combining Databricks' data and AI capabilities into tools for both technical and business users. This is a true 0→1 environment: startup speed with enterprise resources. You'll own the frontend layer for GenAI agent interfaces that keep humans in the loop through transparency and inspectability.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- React (or Angular / Vue / Ember)
- JavaScript / HTML / CSS
- Node.js (server-side)
- SQL and Apache Spark
💼 What You'll Do
- Create never-seen-before UI for GenAI agents handling complex multi-step workflows
- Partner with product and design to ship intuitive, extensible features that drive growth
- Lead hands-on frontend and full-stack development while staying close to customers
- Build onboarding and sharing mechanisms to enable product-led growth
- Set the direction for agentic application design at Databricks in collaboration with cross-functional teams
✅ What You'll Need
- 10+ years of experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript or equivalent technologies
- A product mindset: turn ambiguous problems into scrappy MVPs and iterate fast
- Strong conviction that AI features should feel intuitive and trustworthy, not superficial
- High ownership and comfort operating with incomplete information in 0→1 conditions
- Proven ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and design
- Hands-on experience with a modern JavaScript framework (React, Angular, Vue, or Ember)
- Familiarity with server-side web tech (Node.js or similar), SQL, and Spark
Why This Role?
This is a curated frontend role from databricks. Every listing on OnlyFrontendJobs is hand-picked for frontend relevance and quality. The tech stack leans on React, JavaScript, HTML and more. Tagged 💰 High Comp for above-market pay.
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