# Engineering Manager - Streaming

**Company:** [Databricks](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/databricks)
**Location:** Bellevue, WA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $181K-$254K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Spark, Structured Streaming, Distributed Systems, Stream Processing, Big Data, Performance Optimization, State Management
**Posted:** 2026-01-30

> Engineering manager leading Spark Structured Streaming development, enhancing stream processing with advanced features and performance improvements. Requires 5+ years in big data/Spark, team leadership, and distributed systems expertise.

## Job Description

## Key Responsibilities
- Lead engineering team in developing and promoting Spark™ Structured Streaming in OSS and Databricks platform
- Oversee recruitment of top talent and upskill team members
- Implement processes to execute product vision, strategy, and roadmap
- Build high-quality, operable software
- Drive stream processing adoption across Databricks products
- Manage technical debt and long-term architecture decisions

## Requirements
- **5+ years** experience in big-data systems, Apache Spark™, or database internals
- Passion for database systems, storage, distributed systems, language design, or performance optimization
- Experience ensuring high-quality infrastructure with testing, SLAs; leading teams in complex domains like distributed data systems
- Ability to attract, hire, coach engineers; manage distributed teams (preferred)
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with product management and customers

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