USD 190000-261250/yr

Engineering Manager - Databricks SQL Control Plane

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Key Responsibilities

Leading a team of talented software engineers to build the next-generation low-latency, multi-tenanted,

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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.

Databricks SQL (DBSQL) is a serverless data warehouse on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform that lets you run all your SQL and BI applications at scale. The Databricks SQL Control Plane team builds scalable solutions for managing the multi-tenanted DB SQL service. This team creates and maintains services that allow customers to create a data warehouse, scale it within seconds, and run mission critical workloads at scale. The team is seeking an Engineering Manager to spearhead the development of a new service and architecture for the next generation of our product.

The key responsibilities include:

  • Leading a team of talented software engineers to build the next-generation low-latency, multi-tenanted, cloud native data warehousing system 
  • Growing the team by hiring strong engineering talent
  • Leading and participating in technical, product and design discussions relating to cloud native database systems
  • Managing and operating a highly available service in the cloud
  • Growing leaders on the team by providing coaching, mentorship and growth opportunities
  • Playing a key role in defining the product and engineering roadmap for the team 
  • Partnering with other engineering and product leaders on planning, prioritization and staffing.
  • Creating a culture of excellence on the team while leading with empathy

What we look for:

  • 5+ years experience working in, database systems, data processing or related domains
  • Experience building highly available cloud services on AWS, GCP or Azure
  • Building, growing and managing high performance teams
  • Experience defining and meeting SLOs for highly available systems
  • Ability to attract and hire engineers who meet the Databricks hiring standards. 
  • Comfort working cross functionality with product management and partners to build products that drive user growth

Preferred

  • Experience working Rust

 

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.  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 here.

 

Zone 1 Pay Range
$190,000$261,250 USD

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 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on TwitterLinkedIn and Facebook.

Benefits

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, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks

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.

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April 9, 2026
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As the leader in Unified Data Analytics, Databricks helps organizations make all their data ready for analytics, empower data science and data-driven decisions across the organization, and rapidly adopt machine learning to outpace the competition.

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DatabricksEngineering Manager - Databricks SQL Control PlaneUSD 190000-261250