Sr. Manager, Engineering - Identity Platform

Who you are

You have over 5 years of experience managing teams that build and operate high-volume distributed systems in a SaaS environment — your leadership has fostered talent development and created efficient processes that enhance both velocity and quality. You excel at hiring and nurturing engineering talent, especially in leadership roles, ensuring that your team is equipped to meet the highest standards of performance and availability.

Your background includes a deep understanding of distributed systems and the challenges associated with building services that manage identities across multiple products — you are adept at instituting processes such as architecture reviews and testing to maintain engineering excellence. You thrive in environments where collaboration is key, working closely with engineering and product leadership to develop long-term roadmaps that align with organizational goals.

You are passionate about creating a culture of engineering excellence and are committed to supporting your engineers in their career development — providing clear feedback and guidance to help them grow into future leaders. Your experience has taught you the importance of cross-functional collaboration, and you are skilled at coordinating execution across teams to unblock projects that span multiple areas of the organization.

Desirable

Experience in building identity services or similar critical systems would be a significant advantage, as would familiarity with cloud environments and geographic scalability challenges. You understand the nuances of working in a fast-paced tech environment and are comfortable navigating the complexities that come with it.

What you'll do

As a Senior Engineering Manager on the Identity Platform team at Databricks, you will be responsible for building and operating highly available and scalable services that manage identities — your work will directly impact the reliability of identity information across the organization. You will lead a team of talented engineers, guiding them in their daily tasks while also focusing on their long-term career growth.

You will collaborate with product leadership to define a long-term roadmap for identity services, ensuring that the team is aligned with the broader goals of Databricks. Your role will involve instituting high technical standards through processes such as architecture reviews and testing, fostering a culture of engineering excellence within your team.

You will coordinate execution across various teams, unblocking cross-cutting projects and ensuring that identity services are seamlessly integrated into Databricks' offerings. Your leadership will be crucial in hiring great engineers and developing them into outstanding contributors who can tackle the challenges of building scalable identity services.

What we offer

At Databricks, you will be part of a team that operates some of the largest scale software systems on the planet — your contributions will help shape the future of big data processing in the cloud. We offer a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued, and you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement — we believe that diverse teams build better products and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Join us in our mission to make Databricks the go-to product for big data processing in the cloud.