Director, Software Engineering, Data

Cloudera; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in data engineering is seeking a Director of Engineering to drive innovation and lead high-performing engineering teams. This role involves overseeing cloud-native services, managing distributed teams, and contributing to strategic goals within an inclusive and dynamic environment.

Benefits

Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

Access to Continued Career Development

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Experience leading large, geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams developing cloud-native services.
• Oversee technical direction and manage senior engineers.
• Collaborate with product management to set strategic goals.

Skills

Engineering Excellence

Communication Skills

Technical Direction

Leadership

Education

BE, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science

Job description

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera is looking for a talented and experienced engineering leader with a passion for building and shipping great software. As a key leader, you will be responsible for hiring and leading high-performing engineering teams while driving innovation in the Cloudera Data Engineering product area. This next-generation cloud-native service empowers customers to run large-scale data engineering workflows—using industry-standard tools like Apache Spark and Apache Airflow—with just a few clicks, across both on-premises and public cloud environments. You'll play a critical role in shaping the future of data engineering by scaling teams, guiding technical direction, and delivering impactful solutions.

As the Director Engineering, you will…

Lead teams responsible for developing and maintaining cloud-native services across various environments

Directly manage senior engineers and engineering managers who lead their own teams across multiple time zones

Oversee a global team, many of whom are active contributors to open source communities like the Apache Software Foundation

Own both technical direction and people management within the team

Ensure consistent, high-quality software delivery through iterative releases

Hire, manage, coach, and support career growth for team members

Collaborate with engineering leadership, product management, and customers to set strategic goals and priorities

Contribute to company-wide technical standards and best practices as part of the core engineering leadership team

We are excited if you have….

BE, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience in the industry

10+ years of overall software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles, including departmental or multi-team management

Proven track record of leading large, geographically distributed teams (25+ engineers), including managers and senior-level contributors

Deep expertise in designing and building large-scale, distributed systems in production environments

Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and strategic goals to diverse audiences

Passionate about engineering excellence, with a strong point of view on building scalable, maintainable, and customer-centric software

Ability to define technical direction, influence architectural decisions, and guide long-term technology strategy

Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

Access to Continued Career Development

Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

Cloudera, Inc. Cloudera started as a hybrid open-source Apache Hadoop distribution, CDH, that targeted enterprise-class deployments of that technology.

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