Director of Engineering (Lakeflow) · Databricks

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:49:27 GMT
Engineering

Databricks · Bengaluru, India · onsite

We are looking for a senior leader to run our Connect organization in India. As the Director of Engineering, you will be responsible for solving real business needs at a large scale by applying your software engineering skills. You will ensure consistent delivery against milestones and strong alignment with the field working "two-in-a-box" with product leadership.

Key responsibilities include:

Evolving organizational structure to align with long-term initiatives

Building strong "5 ingredient" teams with good comms architecture

Managing technical debt, including long-term technical architecture decisions and balancing product roadmap

Leading and participating in technical, product, and design discussions

Building, managing, and operating a highly scalable service in the cloud

Growing leaders on the team by providing coaching, mentorship, and growth opportunities

Partnering with other engineering and product leaders on planning, prioritization, and staffing

Requirements include:

15+ years of industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems

Building, growing, and managing high-performance teams

Ability to attract and hire engineers who meet the Databricks hiring principles

Existing experience building and running cloud platforms, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new concepts in the SaaS space

Experience working cross-functionality with product management and directly with customers; ability to deeply understand product and customer personas

This is a great opportunity to lead a key strategic initiative for Databricks.