Senior Observability Architect - Insights & Governance

Databricks Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 299,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a senior technical leader to drive strategy and execution across Query Observability, SQL Warehouse Management, and Account-Level Observability and Governance. You will set the durable architecture, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver end-to-end visibility across data and control planes.

You will shape the next generation of agentic experiences that enable users and automated agents to investigate, diagnose, and act on

Qualifications

• 12+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems or governance platforms.
• Proven track record as a technical leader in multi-stakeholder environments with long‑term architecture impact.
• Deep CS fundamentals applied to high-throughput problems.

Responsibilities

• Establish long-term technical direction across query observability, warehouse management, and account-level governance.
• Design and lead high-impact projects to improve performance, reliability, and cost transparency.
• Build agentic observability and governance experiences across surfaces for admins and automated agents.
• Partner with Databricks SQL, Unity Catalog, AI, security, and platform teams to integrate end-to-end visibility and governance.
• Mentor senior engineers, set technical standards, and recruit top talent.
• Champion reliable software and operational practices for tens of thousands of customers.

Skills

Leadership experience

Large-scale systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Observability/telemetry

Strong CS fundamentals

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS/PhD a plus

Tools

Observability tooling

Telemetry pipelines

Large-scale logging systems

Job description

Databricks is seeking a senior technical leader to drive strategy and execution across Query Observability, SQL Warehouse Management, and Account-Level Observability and Governance. You will set the durable architecture, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver end-to-end visibility across data and control planes.

You will shape the next generation of agentic experiences that enable users and automated agents to investigate, diagnose, and act on