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# Staff Research Engineer, Data Agents

- **Company:** Databricks
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $270,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Code Generation, Software Debugging, Reinforcement Learning, Large Language Models, Information Technology, Build Tools, Databricks
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=767ce8f0be977ea6

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical research projects?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.

 * 2+ years of experience in an applied research environment, with a track record of shipping research prototypes to production.
 * Experience in LLMs, agents, reinforcement learning, post-training workflows.
 * Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment that blends research exploration with product and engineering rigor.
 * Clear communication and strong cross-functional collaboration with researchers, engineers, and product stakeholders.

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## Description

* Develop the best post-training recipes to train enterprise Data agents, that are capable of autonomous planning, code generation, and multi-step workflow execution within intricate enterprise settings.
 * Partner closely with product teams to turn prototypes and research ideas into the best agentic experience for Databricks users.
 * Build systems that help the agent discover and use relevant lakehouse context, including tables, notebooks, code, and cell outputs, to produce more accurate and useful results.
 * Raise the technical bar for the team through strong design, execution, debugging, and mentorship, helping shape the long-term direction of agentic experiences at Databricks.


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