Manager, Engineering - Ai/bi

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · Vancouver, BC · Engineering

Databricks is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead teams focused on AI/BI initiatives, including data visualization, business semantics, and conversational data access (text-to-SQL). The role involves leading full-stack engineers, overseeing recruitment and talent development, building processes, managing technical debt, and contributing to the overall product vision and strategy for making Databricks the best product for business users to gain data insights.

What you'd actually do

  1. You will lead a talented engineering team of full stack engineers and SMEs focused on one of the above initiatives.
  2. You will oversee sustained recruitment of top-tier talent, and developing talent on the team.
  3. You will build processes to implement product vision and strategy, according to organizational goals and priorities.
  4. You will build software that is not just high quality, but easy to operate.
  5. You will manage technical debt, including long-term technical architecture decisions, and balance product roadmap.

Skills

Required

  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving tech environment

What the JD emphasized

  • lead a talented engineering team
  • oversee sustained recruitment of top-tier talent
  • developing talent on the team
  • build processes to implement product vision and strategy
  • manage technical debt
  • attracting, hiring, and retaining top engineering talent
  • Experience managing distributed teams