About the company
At Databricks, we are passionate about helping data teams solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business.
Responsibilities
- Lead a talented engineering team of full stack engineers and SMEs focused on one of the above initiatives.
- Oversee sustained recruitment of top-tier talent, and developing talent on the team.
- Build processes to implement product vision and strategy, according to organizational goals and priorities.
- Build software that is not just high quality, but easy to operate.
- Manage technical debt, including long-term technical architecture decisions, and balance product roadmap.
Requirements
- Great at hiring and developing talent
- Great at creating efficient processes that increase velocity and quality
- 2+ years of experience in managing teams that build and operate systems in a SaaS environment
- 5+ years of experience with distributed systems and building platforms and services and best in class application experience which serve multiple product teams and customers
- Have experience in scaling engineering teams from 5 to 20+
- Team player that will work with other departments (PM, CS) and engineering teams.
- BS or higher in Computer Science, or a related field
- Strong track record of attracting, hiring, and retaining top engineering talent
- Experience managing distributed teams across multiple locations.
- Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving tech environment