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Sr. Manager, Engineering - Search

Databricks · Mountain View, California

Posted about 2 months ago

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This role has been open
66 days
Databricks's roles stay open a median of 66 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Databricks's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Databricks
high
741 stale, 25 reposted of 879 open
Hiring momentum
1112 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-08

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About this role

As a Senior Engineering Manager for Search at Databricks, you will lead a team focused on developing and scaling next-generation Search products, including Vector Search and Keyword Search. Your role involves driving innovation in search capabilities, managing cloud-native services, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the Search platform's impact on AI and data applications.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 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 (e.g., Elasticsearch, Lucene, or vector databases)
  • Familiarity with database internals or large-scale data processing systems

Worth weighing

  • No specific benefits listed in the posting
  • Pay range provided, but actual compensation may vary based on multiple factors
  • Role involves managing large-scale services, which may imply high responsibility and pressure

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Listed by Databricks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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