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Sr. Manager, Engineering - Identity Platform

Databricks
Berlin, Germany
20 days ago
full-time

Skills & Technologies

GoDistributed SystemsScalabilitySaaSCloudDatabricksRoadmapMakeAILeadership

Job Description

RDQ426R268

Databricks builds and operates some of the largest scale software systems on the planet. Every action and every operation performed on Databricks depends on reliable serving of identity information (users, groups, service principals). This puts Identity services into the critical path of everything else at Databricks and imposes the highest requirements for availability, scalability and performance.

As a Sr. Manager, Engineering on the Identity Platform team, you will build and operate highly available and scalable services that manage identities across multiple products in Databricks, allowing it to seamlessly scale and run across various geographic regions and clouds, and make Databricks the go-to product for big data processing in the cloud.

The impact you will have

You will hire great engineers to build an outstanding team

You will support engineers in their career development by providing clear feedback, as well developing engineering leaders

You will ensure high technical standards by instituting processes (architecture reviews, testing) and culture (engineering excellence)

You will work with engineering and product leadership to build a long-term roadmap

You will coordinate execution and collaborate across teams to unblock cross-cutting projects

What we look for

Great at hiring and developing talent, especially leadership

Great at creating efficient processes that increase velocity and quality

Managed teams that build and operate high-volume distributed systems in a SaaS environment

5+ years of experience with distributed systems and building services on top of containers

Have experience 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

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500

Company & Role Analysis

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Likely perks
Private MedicalPension25+ Days HolidayStock OptionsLearning BudgetFlexible Hours
Culture & working style

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Market salary range

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

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