Joblaze summary

In the role of Engineering Manager for the App Framework team at Databricks, the individual will lead a group of engineers focused on developing the foundational service frameworks that support the company's microservices. Key skills include extensive experience in building large-scale distributed systems and a strong background in engineering management, particularly in hiring and mentoring talent. This position is well-suited for someone with a proven track record in platform infrastructure and a commitment to engineering excellence. Databricks emphasizes a collaborative culture, aiming to enhance the capabilities of its engineering teams.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 22, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page October 27, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$172,000).
Starts above 8% of 12 comparable lead management roles in United States that list distributed systems we track (median $204,500 across 7 companies). See distributed systems salary trends
distributed systems appears in 2.7% of 589 comparable lead management roles in United States; platform infrastructure appears in 0.2% of 589 comparable lead management roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Databricks lists $190,000–$261,250 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Sr. Engineering Manager - Agentic Service Platform role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Cloud Platforms, distributed systems, platform infrastructure, service frameworks.
What seniority level is this role?: Databricks targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Sr. Engineering Manager - Agentic Service Platform role at Databricks.

From the original posting

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At Databricks, we are passionate about enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems — from making the next mode of transportation a reality to accelerating the development of medical breakthroughs. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform so our customers can use deep data insights to improve their business. Founded by engineers — and customer obsessed — we leap at every opportunity to solve technical challenges, from designing next-gen UI/UX for interfacing with data to scaling our services and infrastructure across millions of virtual machines. And we're only getting started.

As a Sr. Engineering Manager on the Agentic Service Platform team, you will be responsible for building the foundational service frameworks and runtime infrastructure that power every microservice at Databricks. The team's goal is to make every service at Databricks fast, reliable, observable, and secure by default, without each team having to solve these problems independently. The team owns the core agentic service platform: multi-language service and RPC frameworks, core libraries, request context propagation, overload protection, and abstractions that extend full platform capabilities to any language. The team’s work is high-leverage - a single improvement we ship benefits thousands of production services and thousands of engineers across the company.

The impact you will have:

Lead and scale a multi-faceted team of talented engineers, which may include line managers and senior/staff ICs, building core agentic service platform infrastructure used by every service at Databricks.
Own and set the multi-year technical strategy and organizational roadmap for a critical, cross-cutting domain within the agentic service platform.
Drive and ensure the predictable, high-quality delivery of complex, multi-quarter/multi-year strategic initiatives, often spanning multiple teams and product areas.
Champion the career development and growth of engineers and managers, including coaching senior (L5/L6) ICs and guiding line managers.
Proactively align and influence product and engineering leadership across multiple partner organizations to ensure the long-term success of the platform.

What we look for:

8+ years of engineering experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems, service frameworks, or platform infrastructure
4+ years of engineering management experience leading strong technical teams
A track record of high technical judgment in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, and a deep understanding of customer interactions with platform products across multiple components.
Demonstrated success in attracting, hiring, and retaining top-tier talent and experience coaching and mentoring line managers or senior/staff level ICs. Proven ability to handle complex performance management and promotion cases.
Existing experience building and running cloud platforms, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new concepts in the SaaS space.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 1 Pay Range

$228,600—$314,250 USD

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Sr. Engineering Manager - Agentic Service Platform

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