Drimva

Databricks

Engineering Manager - Streaming

$181K–$254K

Bellevue, Washington +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Dec 4, 2025

Location
Bellevue, Washington
San Francisco, California
Experience
5+ years in a related system; no alternative duration stated.

About the job

Leads development of Spark Structured Streaming for open source and Databricks, advancing its capabilities, performance, reliability, and adoption.

What you'll do

  • Lead and develop the engineering team building Spark Structured Streaming for open source and the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
  • Set execution processes and guide technical architecture, product roadmap, quality, and operational reliability.
  • Recruit and coach engineers, and promote Stream Processing adoption across Databricks products.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years of experience in a related system, such as streaming, query processing or optimization, big-data ecosystems, Apache Spark, or database internals.
  • Experience building and leading teams in a complex technical domain, such as distributed data systems or database internals.
  • Experience being responsible for product testing, quality, and SLAs.
  • Ability to hire and coach engineers and work cross-functionally with product management and customers.

Nice to have

  • Experience managing distributed teams.
  • Passion for database, storage, or distributed systems, language design, or performance optimization.

Pay

$181,000 — $253,750 USD (salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles; role classification not specified)

Tools

Spark™ Structured Streaming, Apache Spark™

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