Senior Observability & Governance Architect

Databricks Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a senior technical leader to set strategy and drive execution across Query Observability, SQL Warehouse Management, and Account-Level Observability and Governance.

You will lead the durable architecture across surfaces, raise engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers while partnering with multiple teams to deliver observable insights at scale for customers.

Qualifications

• 12+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven track record as a technical leader in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong computer science fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, systems design.
• Bonus: experience building agentic experiences using LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term technical direction across query observability, warehouse management, and account-level governance.
• Design and lead high-impact projects that improve performance, reliability, and cost transparency for customers.
• Mentor senior engineers, set technical standards, and recruit top talent into observability, insights, and governance.
• Collaborate with Databricks SQL, Unity Catalog, AI, security, and platform teams to integrate end-to-end visibility and governance across data and control planes.

Skills

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

LLMs experience

Observability

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS/PhD a plus

Job description

Databricks is seeking a senior technical leader to set strategy and drive execution across Query Observability, SQL Warehouse Management, and Account-Level Observability and Governance.

You will lead the durable architecture across surfaces, raise engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers while partnering with multiple teams to deliver observable insights at scale for customers.