Joblaze summary

In the role of Engineering Manager for the Notebook Dataplane at Databricks, the individual will lead a team focused on executing user code within the Notebook, driving the architecture transformation for a stateful service. Key skills include extensive experience in software engineering, engineering management, and expertise in scalable SaaS platforms, particularly in distributed systems and cloud technologies. This position is ideal for seasoned professionals with a strong technical leadership background who can align engineering efforts with business objectives. The team is engaged in high-impact projects that are crucial to the company's growth.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 14, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page October 28, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,700).
Starts above 32% of 28 comparable lead management roles in United States that list AWS we track (median $200,000 across 18 companies). See AWS salary trends
AWS appears in 6.1% of 592 comparable lead management roles in United States; Cloud Platforms appears in 0.2% of 592 comparable lead management roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Databricks lists $190,900–$253,750 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 10 years of relevant experience for this Sr. Engineering Manager - Notebook Dataplane role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, Cloud Platforms, GCP, Kubernetes, SaaS.
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 - Notebook Dataplane 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 tackle 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.

In this role, you will lead the Notebook Dataplane team, which is responsible for running user code in the Notebook. We are undergoing an exciting architecture transformation to run stateful user code as a service for the product teams, providing a reliable and low-latency service for the Serverless products and power agentic workloads. A strategic investment area for the company. As the Sr. Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in driving the technical vision, architecture, and execution for the service. You will lead a team of software engineers and recruit new team members to realize the vision.

The impact you will have:

Define and drive the stateful user code execution service vision.
Partner with serverless platform teams to build the service.
Own the roadmap and execution, ensuring all team deliverables are met with high quality and on schedule.
Define team best practices for engineering excellence, including design reviews, code quality, testing strategies, and performance optimizations.
Collaborate cross-functionally with teams across the stack.

What we look for:

10+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong track record of technical leadership and impact.
5+ years of engineering management experience.
Experience designing, building, and operating scalable SaaS platforms.
Expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern web application architectures.
Strong system-level skills. Experience with containers and K8S is highly desirable.
Strong ability to collaborate across product, engineering, and business teams to align technical strategy with company growth objectives.
Passion for the data intelligence space.

Why join us:

Work on high-impact, high-visibility initiatives that directly contribute to Databricks' growth trajectory.
Lead and mentor a talented team of engineers solving challenging, customer-centric problems.
Drive innovation in a fast-paced, data-driven environment where your work helps shape the future of Databricks.

If you are passionate about building seamless, scalable experiences that fuel product-led growth, we would love to hear from you!

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.

Local Pay Range

$190,900—$253,750 USD

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