Cloudera · 1 month ago
Sr. Engineering Manager - Storage Engineering
US-California-San Jose
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$203K/yr - $254K/yr
8+ years expCloudera is a leading data management company empowering organizations to transform complex data into actionable insights. They are seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead a team within the Storage Engineering group, focusing on building and managing core storage components like Apache Ozone and HDFS for their data platform.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData GovernanceData ManagementEnterprise SoftwareMachine LearningSoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manage and lead a team of talented engineers and senior individual contributors based in North America
Develop and execute on a technical roadmap and strategy for your team, aligning with the department's vision and the company's business goals
Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, including senior and principal-level contributors, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
Partner with Engineering leaders, product managers, and partner teams to understand requirements, develop solid designs and implementations, and facilitate integration and adoption
Drive and enforce best practices for the software development lifecycle, including coding standards, testing, deployment, system scalability, reliability, and security, tracking key performance indicators for engineering quality and efficiency
Communicate team progress, successes, challenges, and strategic plans clearly and transparently to engineering leadership and other business stakeholders
Oversee team resources, staffing, mentoring, and enhancing a best-of-class engineering team
Work closely with customers in various geographies and partner teams (like PS and support) to ensure successful adoption of Ozone and provide technical guidance for enterprise customers running 100s of petabytes-scale big data analytics and ML/AI pipelines
Guide the team in contributing to the Apache open-source community
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in an engineering management role
Demonstrable experience with the design, implementation, and operation of large-scale distributed systems, particularly in storage, file systems, databases, or cloud infrastructure
Strong understanding of fundamental storage concepts (e.g., consistency, replication, erasure coding, caching)
Proven track record of leading and managing high-performing engineering teams, demonstrating excellent communication and organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. If you can point to publicly available papers, technical articles or blog posts that is a huge plus
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
Preferred
Prior experience contributing to or leading large-scale open-source projects
Familiarity with the Apache Hadoop big data ecosystem (HDFS, YARN, Hive, Impala, Spark) or related distributed data frameworks
Experience with specific commercial or open-source distributed storage technologies (e.g., Ceph, Gluster, ZFS, S3-compatible systems)
Experience managing remote or hybrid engineers
Benefits
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups
Company
Cloudera
Cloudera is a software development company that offers data management and cloud-native data analytic solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.04BKey Investors
Intel CapitalT. Rowe PriceAccel
2021-06-01Acquired
2018-04-07Post Ipo Secondary
2017-04-28IPO
Leadership Team
Charles Sansbury
Chief Executive Officer
Mary Rorabaugh
Vice President, Finance
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