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Full-Time

Head of Corporate Engineering

Updated on 9/7/2024

Databricks

Databricks

5,001-10,000 employees

Unified data, analytics, and AI platform

Data & Analytics
Consulting
Hardware
Industrial & Manufacturing
Consumer Software
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$182.3k - $322.6kAnnually

+ Annual Performance Bonus + Equity

Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Cybersecurity
IT Project Management
System Administration
IT & Security
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Agile
Communications
Atlassian
Management
Git
AWS
JIRA
Development Operations (DevOps)
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • 10 years of experience managing Cloud infrastructure at large enterprises. Extensive experience managing public cloud implementations in AWS. Experience with GCP and Azure will be a plus.
  • In-depth understanding of Cloud native technologies to lead and guide the team. Must have hands-on experience in troubleshooting and debugging issues in production environments
  • Working experience in managing DevOps/SRE practices OKRs (Objective and Key Results), Agile development, Infra-as-code, SRE (Site Reliability Engineering), DevOps measurement such as DORA KPIs
  • In-depth understanding of each collaboration tool's features, functionalities, and configurations (e.g., Gmail for email, Slack for messaging). Ability to identify and integrate and optimize the use of various tools for seamless collaboration (e.g., connecting Jira with GitHub for Dev metrics).
  • Experience leading a team of senior professionals working asynchronously in a remote, distributed team. Strong communication skills, with clear verbal communication and written communication skills.
  • Collaborative style: partners well with cross-functional teams to solve hard problems and to complete complex deliverables with quality and business outcomes.
  • Provide mentorship and guidance to team members to ensure that their skills and knowledge are kept up-to-date.
Responsibilities
  • Securing the Enterprise: Working closely with Enterprise Security organization to harden and secure our cloud environments, secret management, collaboration tools, endpoints, SaaS environments, IAM tools, and more. Success measured in continuous improvement of our enterprise security hardening standards
  • Building and Scaling our Cloud Infrastructure: Your team will be responsible for establishing and implementing enterprise cloud infrastructure including establishing Infrastructure Provisioning, SRE services, 24/7 on-call support, Infra as Code, observability, and more. In addition, you will be responsible for managing cloud budgets, vendor management, and establishing cost optimization initiatives. Success is measured in increased developer velocity while securing & scaling the cloud infrastructure
  • Engineering Tooling: Partner closely with R&D teams to establish policies, configurations, run-books, SLAs, hardening, scalability and availability of engineering tools like Github, Jira, Atlassian, and more
  • Endpoint Engineering: Enable extreme automation for endpoint management with zero-touch deployment, observability (synthetic and real-time), provisioning/de-provisioning, and establishing standards / SLAs. Enforce security policies, configure & manage security settings and ensure compliance across all endpoints and mobile devices. Success is measured in terms of end-user satisfaction and % of manual touch.
  • Collaboration Management: Ensure we provide world class tools to our employees to be extremely productive and collaborative. This would include but not be limited to managing and scaling internal workplace products like Gmail, Slack, Atlassian, Moveworks, Glean, and more. Success is measured by user satisfaction
  • Identity & Access Management: Manage the IAM team from IAM implementation, access standards enforcement, SLA management, and compliance to various standards like FedRamp, IL5, PCI, and more. Included are both internal and external identity providers to be managed. Success is measured by compliance, Identity governance, and availability.

Databricks provides a Lakehouse Platform integrating data management, analytics, and AI capabilities across a range of industries. Employing tools like Delta Lake and Databricks SQL enhances operational efficiency and precision. As a workplace, it offers a collaborative and technology-driven environment, promoting growth through cutting-edge machine learning solutions and a commitment to leading the industry in data innovation. This makes it an inspiring place for tech professionals to advance their careers in a vibrant and forward-thinking setting.

Company Stage

Series I

Total Funding

$4.2B

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2013

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

21%

2 year growth

79%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • The $1 billion acquisition of Tabular is likely to enhance Databricks' data management capabilities and market reach.
  • The development and launch of the DBRX generative AI model, with a $10 million investment, underscores Databricks' dedication to leading in AI technology.
  • High-profile investments from figures like Nancy Pelosi indicate strong confidence in Databricks' growth potential.

What critics are saying

  • The integration of Tabular's team and technology could face challenges, potentially disrupting operations.
  • The competitive landscape in AI and data analytics is intense, with major players like Google and Microsoft posing significant threats.

What makes Databricks unique

  • Databricks' acquisition of Tabular, founded by the creators of Apache Iceberg, strengthens its position in the open lakehouse market.
  • The launch of DBRX, an open-source LLM that outperforms GPT-3.5 and Llama 2, showcases Databricks' commitment to cutting-edge AI innovation.
  • Strategic partnerships, such as with AVEVA for industrial AI, highlight Databricks' ability to integrate and enhance diverse technological ecosystems.

Benefits

Extended health care including dental and vision

Life/AD&D and disability coverage

Equity awards

Flexible Vacation

Gym reimbursement

Annual personal development fund

Work headphones reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Business travel accident insurance

Paid Parental Leave