Senior Staff TPM - Reliability & Cloud Platform Lead

Databricks; Washington; On-site; USD 180,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager for Reliability to lead strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of reliability initiatives across infrastructure and product engineering. You will influence multi-cloud architecture, drive governance, and partner with senior engineering leaders to deliver scalable, fault-tolerant systems.

The role emphasizes program management, SRE practices, and cross-functional leadership to elevate reliability culture and reduce

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale technical programs in cloud infrastructure or SRE.
• Experience with two or more hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proven track record leading reliability programs at scale with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead Reliability Strategy + multi-quarter roadmaps and align priorities across teams.
• Own end-to-end program execution: planning, risk management, dependencies, and delivery.
• Champion reliability best practices, incident reviews, and design-for-resilience.
• Partner with senior engineering leadership to define strategy and drive large initiatives.

Skills

Program management

Cloud infrastructure

SRE practices

Distributed systems

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor0in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Jira

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager for Reliability to lead strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of reliability initiatives across infrastructure and product engineering. You will influence multi-cloud architecture, drive governance, and partner with senior engineering leaders to deliver scalable, fault-tolerant systems.

The role emphasizes program management, SRE practices, and cross-functional leadership to elevate reliability culture and reduce