Engineering Manager - Backend

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Executive Engineering - Pipeline

Engineering Manager for backend infrastructure and platform services at Databricks, focusing on resource management, scalable services, and tools for engineers operating across clouds and environments. The role involves hiring, team development, technical standards, roadmap planning, and cross-team coordination.

What you'd actually do

  1. Hire great engineers to build an outstanding team.
  2. Support engineers in their career development by providing clear feedback and develop engineering leaders.
  3. Ensure high technical standards by instituting processes (architecture reviews, testing) and culture (engineering excellence).
  4. Work with engineering and product leadership to build a long-term roadmap.
  5. Coordinate execution and collaborate across teams to unblock cross-cutting projects.

Skills

Required

  • Experience with large-scale distributed web services and the processes around testing, monitoring, and SLAs.
  • Partner with PM, Sales, and Customers to develop innovative features.
  • BS (or higher) in Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5 years of Engineering experience and 2 years of Engineering Management experience.