Senior Engineering Manager - Backend

About the Role

Join Databricks as a Senior Engineering Manager responsible for leading backend engineering teams that develop scalable infrastructure and services for the Databricks platform. This role involves working with multiple teams to build resource management infrastructure for big data and machine learning workloads in a secure, scalable, and cloud-agnostic manner. You will be developing reliable services and client libraries to handle massive data sets spanning multiple cloud providers and geographic regions, alongside building tools for operating services across diverse environments. Additionally, you will contribute to services intersecting machine learning and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and expand a strong engineering team to deliver exceptional results.
• Mentor engineers and help develop future leaders by providing constructive feedback and career growth support.
• Maintain high technical quality through implementing rigorous architectural reviews, thorough testing, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to define and execute a long-term engineering roadmap.
• Coordinate cross-team efforts to ensure smooth progress on projects cutting across domains.

Candidate Profile and Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years of comprehensive experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, including expertise in testing, monitoring, and maintaining service-level agreements.
• Proven leadership in building and scaling software engineering teams from the ground up.
• Strong background in managing and guiding software engineers towards high performance.
• Experience partnering effectively with product management, sales, and customers to innovate and deliver impactful features.
• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Company Overview

Databricks empowers data teams worldwide to tackle complex problems by providing world-class data and AI infrastructure platforms. Trusted by over 20,000 organizations including major global brands and 70% of the Fortune 500, Databricks offers a unified platform encompassing products such as Genie, Lakebase, and Unity Catalog. Headquartered in San Francisco with numerous offices globally, the company focuses heavily on innovation and customer-centric engineering.

Benefits and Culture

Databricks is committed to offering comprehensive benefits tailored to meet the diverse needs of employees globally. The company fosters an inclusive work environment where diversity and equal opportunity are highly valued. Hiring decisions are made without regard to demographic or personal characteristics. For full details on benefits by region, please contact the company directly.

Compliance and Privacy

Applicants may be subject to export control restrictions on certain technologies or source code relevant to this position. The employer reserves discretion regarding license applications and may reject candidates on this basis. The company also ensures compliance with applicant privacy requirements.