# Sr. Manager, Engineering

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Mountain View, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $229k – $314k/yr
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Large-Scale Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Architecture, Reliability Engineering, Security Engineering, System Design, Leadership, Team Building, Cross-Functional Collaboration
**Posted:** 2026-05-01

> Leads engineering teams building and scaling foundational infrastructure for Trust & Safety in a data/AI platform, focusing on reliability, security, and performance at cloud scale. Requires significant leadership experience in distributed systems and technical oversight skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Define and drive the strategy for foundational systems operating at cloud scale.
- Build and scale a high-performing engineering team focused on large-scale distributed architecture, reliability, and security.
- Provide technical oversight on architecture and design for components that can operate at massive scale, with high requirements for reliability, security, and performance.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders across Databricks to embed secure, scalable solutions into every aspect of our product.
- Ensure alignment with industry best practices, helping customers meet their own governance, privacy, and security needs.
- Attract and grow top engineering talent, building a team culture that emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and customer trust.

## Requirements
- Experience in software engineering, with significant engineering leadership experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience building large-scale distributed systems with high availability and complex requirements.
- Strong track record building and managing high-performing teams, including experience scaling organizations through multiple phases of growth.
- Proven success driving cross-functional initiatives and influencing leaders without direct authority.
- Ability to provide technical direction at the architecture level while fostering a pragmatic execution mindset.
- Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire both teams and stakeholders.
- BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.

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