Engineering Manager - Notebook Dataplane

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">P-931</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. 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. Founded by engineers — and customer obsessed — we leap at every opportunity to tackle technical challenges, from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we're only getting started.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Notebook Dataplane team runs user code in Databricks Notebooks, providing a reliable, low-latency service that executes stateful user code for Serverless products and agentic workloads. This is a strategic investment area for Databricks, requiring close collaboration with Serverless platform and product teams across the stack to deliver a high-quality service at scale.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>The Impact You Will Have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lead and grow a world-class engineering team focused on executing user code reliably and efficiently at scale.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drive the technical vision and long-term roadmap for the Notebook Dataplane service, balancing product requirements with technical excellence and infrastructure investments.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ensure high service quality and reliability, maintaining strong SLAs and minimizing regressions through rigorous testing, monitoring, and operational practices.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner closely with Serverless platform and product teams to align on priorities, remove blockers, and deliver integrated solutions.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Establish and uphold engineering standards for design reviews, code quality, testing, and performance.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Attract, hire, and develop top engineering talent to scale the team in alignment with product objectives.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What We Look For</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">8+ years of software engineering experience.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2+ years of engineering management experience.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience building and leading teams responsible for high-quality, reliable infrastructure services in complex technical domains.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to attract, hire, and coach engineers who meet high standards, upleveling the team through hiring senior talent and developing leaders.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience building and running cloud platforms or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new concepts in the SaaS space.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfort working cross-functionally with product management and directly with customers to deeply understand product requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong technical judgment to guide architectural decisions, manage technical debt, and balance product roadmap priorities.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Pay Range Transparency</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 14px;">Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles.&nbsp; Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page <a href="https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2024-08/us-pay-zone-mapping.pdf">here</a>.<br></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">Local Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$190,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$261,250 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>About Databricks</strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&amp;T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/databricks">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://x.com/databricks">X</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Databricks">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/databricksinc/?hl=en">Instagram</a>.<br><br><strong>Benefits<br><br></strong></span>At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/154un3e8Xav4BceOSlcYFZRGEuQI54xMxVydRwQn54eQ/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.<br><br></p> <p><strong>Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion</strong></p> <p>At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.</p> <p><strong>Compliance</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone.</span></strong></p></div>