Sr. Manager, Engineering - Unity Catalog Infra
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At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world\'s toughest problems by building and running the world\'s best data and AI infrastructure platform. Unity Catalog is the industry\'s only unified and open governance solution for data and AI, built into the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. It enables data scientists, analysts, and engineers to securely discover, access, and collaborate on trusted data and AI assets across platforms.
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead one of the Unity Catalog Infra teams, developing the next‑generation highly scalable, performant foundation layer for our data governance platform, supporting hundreds of billions of daily API requests.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Lead and guide the team in building a highly scalable, performant, and extensible storage foundation for our governance platform; make critical long‑term technical architecture decisions and balance the product roadmap.
- Operational Excellence: Build software that is high quality and easy to operate; deliver high‑quality, reliable infrastructure services with robust SLAs, testing, and monitoring.
- Team Development: Oversee sustained recruitment of top‑tier talent, fostering a well‑organized and synergistic team structure, and collaborating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product and infrastructure teams to align strategy, execution, and roadmap with organizational goals and priorities.
What We Look For
- 5+ years experience building database systems, storage systems, data platforms, distributed systems, or large‑scale backend systems.
- At least 3 years experience managing top‑tier engineering teams.
- BS in Computer Science (Master\'s or higher education preferred).
- Passion for building highly scalable and reliable infrastructure.
- Experience scaling engineering teams from 5 to 20+.
- Define and meet SLOs for highly‑available systems.
- Expertise in attracting, hiring, and coaching engineers who meet Databricks hiring standards; experience up‑leveling teams via hiring top‑notch talent and growing existing members.
- Previous experience leading teams in a complex technical domain such as distributed data systems or large‑scale data platforms.
Pay Range Transparency
Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non‑commissionable roles. The total compensation package may include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.
Local Pay Range : $217,000—$288,400 USD
Benefits
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Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At Databricks, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. Our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals 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.
Compliance
Access to export‑controlled technology or source code may require a U.S. government license. Databricks may decline an applicant on this basis alone.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology – Software Development
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