Senior Engineering Manager - Search & AI Platform

Databricks; United States; Remote; USD 222,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager for Search to lead the next-generation cloud-native Search services, including Vector and Keyword Search, across high-scale environments. You will shape the roadmap and drive architectural decisions with cross-functional teams.

You will mentor engineers, foster technical excellence, and partner with product and research to deliver performance and cost efficiency at scale in a global data and AI platform.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in search, database systems, or AI/ML infrastructure.
• Proven track record of building and scaling highly-available cloud services.
• Strong leadership experience — building, growing, and managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Experience defining and meeting SLOs for distributed, production-grade systems.
• Solid understanding of search and indexing systems (Elasticsearch, Lucene, or vector databases).
• BS in Computer Science (Masters or PhD Preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of talented software engineers to design, build, and operate the next-generation cloud-native Search services.
• Drive innovation across Vector Search, Keyword Search, and Hybrid Search capabilities to improve relevance, latency, and cost efficiency.
• Build a strong partnership with product and research teams to define the roadmap for Search Quality, including ranking models and evaluation frameworks.
• Manage and operate large-scale, highly-available services in the cloud.
• Grow and mentor engineers and emerging leaders through coaching, feedback, and development opportunities.
• Shape and execute the long-term product and engineering strategy for Search.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams across Databricks to ensure the Search platform serves as a core enabler for AI and data applications.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and empathy.

Skills

Leadership

Search systems

Cloud services

SLOs

Engineering leadership

Elasticsearch

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Elasticsearch

Lucene

Vector databases

Job description

Databricks is hiring a Senior Engineering Manager for Search to lead the next-generation cloud-native Search services, including Vector and Keyword Search, across high-scale environments. You will shape the roadmap and drive architectural decisions with cross-functional teams.

You will mentor engineers, foster technical excellence, and partner with product and research to deliver performance and cost efficiency at scale in a global data and AI platform.