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Engineering Manager - Storage

Databricks
London, UK
about 1 month ago
full-time

Skills & Technologies

RustDistributed SystemsDockerKubernetesTerraformJenkinsAirflowDatabricksRoadmapDeploymentAILeadership

Job Description

P-1534

At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems. 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.

As an Engineering Manager, you will work with your team to build mission-critical Lakebase services on the Databricks Platform at scale.

Key responsibilities include

Drive continuous delivery within a team of experts in storage technology, distributed systems and Rust.

Manage the development and rollout of storage services that host millions of customer databases across dozens of regions

Partner with peer engineering teams across Databricks to co-evolve Lakebase services with our global infrastructure.

Lead operational excellence in 24/7 operation of our system

The impact you will have

Hire great engineers to build an outstanding team.

Support engineers in their career development by providing clear feedback and develop engineering leaders.

Ensure high technical standards by instituting processes (architecture reviews, testing) and culture (engineering excellence).

Work with engineering and product leadership to build a long-term roadmap.

Coordinate execution and collaborate across teams to unblock cross-cutting projects.

What we look for

Experience with building and shipping storage systems where correctness and performance are essential

BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field

2+ years of experience building and leading a team of engineers working in a related system

Experience with build, release and deployment infrastructure technologies such as Spinnaker, Jenkins, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Bazel, etc.

Ability to attract, hire, and coach engineers who meet the Databricks hiring standards - can up level existing team via hiring top-notch senior talent, growing leaders and helping struggling members; can gain trust of the team and guide their careers

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Likely perks
Private MedicalPension25+ Days HolidayStock OptionsLearning BudgetFlexible Hours
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Market salary range

£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)

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