Sr. Engineering Manager, AI Runtime
DatabricksSr. Engineering Manager, AI Runtime
DatabricksLocation
Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
8/25/2026
Compensation
Not listed
Job description
As a Senior Engineering Manager at Databricks, you will lead a high-performing engineering team focused on the AI Runtime (AIR) product, which provides enterprises with an API for training deep learning models. Your role will involve shaping customer-facing capabilities while ensuring the scalability and performance of GPU training infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with various teams to drive the end-to-end delivery of product features and advocate for customer needs. This position requires a strong background in software engineering and engineering management.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering management.
- Track record building and operating managed GPU training infrastructure at scale.
- Deep familiarity with distributed training frameworks and parallelism strategies.
- Experience with training resilience patterns for long-running jobs.
- Understanding of GPU performance fundamentals.
- Experience building platform products with clear SLAs.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team responsible for the Custom Training product.
- Define and own the product and technical roadmap for AIR.
- Collaborate closely with product, research, platform, and infrastructure teams.
- Drive architectural decisions and product design for managed GPU training at scale.
- Advocate for customer needs through direct engagement.
- Build observability and reliability practices for long-running training jobs.
- Partner with recruiting to attract, hire, and develop top-tier engineering talent.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Databricks Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
83
FY2026
Approval rate
99.7%
FY2026
LCA certified
174
FY2026
Entry-level share
4.0%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+19%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-54%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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