Senior Engineering Manager - Pipelines Engine

Overview

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world’s toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We build and run the world’s best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business.

We are the Lakeflow Engineering team, responsible for the Databricks ETL product line:
Jobs, Spark Declarative Pipelines, and Genie Code for Data Engineering. We run one of the world’s largest data engineering platforms, processing exabytes of data daily for tens of thousands of customers.

• Lead an engineering team building next-generation ETL features for the Databricks Lakeflow platform.
• Oversee sustained recruitment of top-tier talent and upskilling talent on the team.
• Build processes to implement product vision and strategy according to organizational goals and priorities.
• Build software that is high quality and easy to operate.
• Manage technical debt, including long-term technical architecture decisions and balance product roadmap.

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing top-tier engineering teams.
• 5+ years experience building data infrastructure systems such as Apache Spark or database internals.
• A passion for database systems, storage systems, distributed systems, or performance optimization.
• Experience working with product management and directly with customers; ability to understand customer needs.
• Ensure the team builds high quality and reliable infrastructure services. Experience responsible for testing, quality, and Service Level Agreements of a product. Experience building and managing teams in a complex technical domain, such as on distributed data systems or database internals.
• Expertise in attracting, hiring and coaching engineers who meet the Databricks hiring standards. Experience up-leveling teams via hiring top-notch talent and growing existing team members.

Local Pay Range $228,600 — $317,233 USD

We strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, see our benefits page.

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.