Starburst, the Open Hybrid Lakehouse, is the leading end-to-end data platform to securely access, analyze, and share data for analytics and Al across hybrid, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments. As the leaders in Trino, a modern open-source SQL engine, Starburst empowers over 250+ of the most data-driven companies to democratize data access, enhance analytics performance, and improve architecture optionality.
Starburst has raised over $400M in venture funding from top investors, with a unique start as a bootstrapped business with revenue-driving demand from the start. We are a remote-friendly company with employees all across the globe and are proud to be named a Best Place to Work. Come join our team of All-Stars and be a part of this incredible journey!
About the role
We're seeking an Engineering leader to help scale our growing engineering team. You will build and lead a motivated team responsible for developing the core functionality of our products. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of successfully building platforms, teams, and the culture necessary to create competitive advantage for previous companies along with the personal passion to see the same applied to this industry.
As Engineering Manager, you will partner with Engineering and Product Leadership to deliver and execute on roadmap deliverables. You will support and mentor the dynamic, talented, global, fun team, while emphasizing quality at every stage of the product.
As an Engineering Manager you will:
- Lead and grow a team of passionate engineers. Provide support and guidance that enables the team to self-organize and to achieve sustained high velocity and predictability.
- Manage and motivate a team of software engineers focused on various aspects of the Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise products.
- Drive technical direction and provide leadership and transparency in an agile environment
- Partner with other engineering leaders to find the best solution to a wide array of problems, define best practices, and build cutting-edge software
- Work closely with leaders from other departments including Product, Marketing, UX/design, and Analytics to iterate on design and architecture
- Coach and mentor engineers of all levels, from junior engineers to technical leads
- Recruit, interview, hire and onboard new engineers
Some of the things we look for:
- At least 3 years of engineering management experience with a total of 8 years or more experience
- Enthusiasm for growing strong and diverse teams, and making good teams great on both the team and individual contributor levels
- A passion for software engineering and interest in all phases of the agile software development lifecycle
- Experience developing SaaS/PaaS products in a production environment
- Demonstrated experience with good engineering practices and software craftsmanship
- Appreciation for maintainable, working, high quality software
- Demonstrable experience in shipping features and hitting deadlines consistently
- Good understanding of SQL databases
- Experience in the data engineering space (ETL, BI tools)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Management of partial- or fully-remote teams
Starburst is dedicated to maintaining fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range provided for this role reflects the minimum and maximum targets for candidates across all U.S. locations and could be inclusive of variable compensation, such as commission or bonus. All employees receive equity packages (ISOs) and have access to a comprehensive benefits offering. Actual compensation packages are determined based on relevant skills, experience, education and training, and specific work location. For more information, connect with the recruiting team or Hiring Manager during the process as they can provide more detailed information about the salary range.
Pay Range
$185,000—$220,000 USD
All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry – and the future.
Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more.
We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.
Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
or local laws.
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