Staff Research Engineer, Data Agents
Core
Developing autonomous data agents capable of planning, code generation, and multi-step workflow execution within enterprise lakehouse environments.
Role type
Staff Research Engineer (Data Agents)
Builds
Genie (Databricks' agent product) and specialized RL environments for agentic workflows.
Domain
Enterprise AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Reinforcement Learning, Data Lakehouse
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
LLMs, agentic systems, reinforcement learning, post-training workflows, system design, debugging, mentorship
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None explicitly listed (mentions Lakehouse, notebooks, code)
Responsibilities
Develop post-training recipes for enterprise Data agents; Partner with product teams to ship agentic experiences; Build systems for agents to discover and use lakehouse context; Raise technical bar through design, execution, and mentorship.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship