Senior Engineering Manager - Backend

About the Company

Databricks is a leading Data and AI enterprise serving over 20,000 organizations worldwide, including top global brands. The company offers a unified platform comprising products like Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog, supporting the development and scaling of data and AI applications. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices globally, Databricks focuses on empowering data teams to tackle complex challenges through advanced data and AI infrastructure.

Role Overview

As Senior Engineering Manager - Backend, you will lead teams responsible for developing scalable infrastructure and products for the Databricks platform. This includes building resource management systems that support big data and machine learning workloads in a secure, cloud-agnostic manner, constructing reliable multi-cloud distributed services and client libraries, and developing tools for managing services across environments. Additionally, you will oversee projects intersecting machine learning and distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit and build a high-performing engineering team.
• Mentor engineers by providing constructive feedback and fostering leadership growth.
• Maintain technical excellence through established processes such as architecture reviews and comprehensive testing.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to plan and execute long-term product roadmaps.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination to overcome obstacles in multi-team initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 12 years experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems, including expertise in testing, monitoring, and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Demonstrated leadership experience in software engineering, including building and scaling engineering teams from inception.
• Proven track record managing skilled software engineers.
• Ability to partner with Product Management, Sales, and customers to craft innovative product features.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.

Benefits

Databricks offers comprehensive employee benefits tailored to regional needs. Specific details are available through company-provided resources.

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

The company is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive. Recruitment processes adhere to equal employment opportunity standards without discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender identity, disability, or other protected characteristics.

Compliance Note

For positions requiring access to export-controlled technologies or source code, the employer reserves the right to decide on applying for necessary government licenses and may choose not to proceed with candidates based on this criterion alone.