I’m thrilled to announce that Databricks R&D is coming to Vancouver. Starting today, we’re inviting the world-class engineers of this beautiful city to join us on our mission to democratize data + AI.
In 2016, I reached out to connect with Matei through his MIT email address as Spark was upending the data world, and was surprised to learn that he was leaving the prestigious faculty to spend more time on his start-up with a funny name. With admiration, I watched that company rapidly grow into a juggernaut, continuously inventing new technologies and paradigms that define the modern data + AI landscape in the process.
That’s why I was so excited to join Databricks through its acquisition of Datajoy a few years ago. In the years since, I’ve had the pleasure of leading a number of exciting efforts at Databricks, including our expansion into data warehousing with Databricks SQL, business intelligence with AI/BI, and Databricks One. I’ve also learned to deeply appreciate the magic of our not-so-secret formula to success: hire exceptional people and empower them to tackle audacious goals. This is something that many companies will pay lip service to, but something that Databricks truly lives out.
All of this is why I’m beyond excited to now lead the launch of our Vancouver Development Center. With Vancouver’s heritage as one of the birthplaces for analytics, the city has a deep pool of data and AI talent for Databricks to draw from. We envision Vancouver becoming a key hub for some of our most strategic efforts at Databricks. To start, we’re bringing the following initiatives to Vancouver:
To celebrate the launch, we’re hosting an exclusive networking event in Vancouver on Thursday, August 21. Attendees will have the chance to meet Reynold Xin, co-founder of Databricks, along with me and other members of the founding team at the Vancouver site. If you’re interested in attending, register here. (Please note that space is limited — registrations will be reviewed and confirmed individually.)
If you can ’t make the event, you can still monitor our careers site for open roles (we’ll be posting more roles in the weeks and months to come) in Vancouver and learn more about how to get involved.
Come join us!
View our open roles and apply today!