Engineering Manager - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

P-1107

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.

The Identity and Access Management (IAM) team within Trust & Safety builds foundational services that provide secure, reliable, and fast access for users and services at cloud scale. As Engineering Manager, you will drive IAM strategy across authentication and access control, build and scale a high-performing engineering team, and guide the architecture of secure, resilient, and performant systems while partnering across Databricks to integrate identity solutions into products.

The Impact You Will Have

Lead the technical strategy and roadmap for identity and access management services, ensuring secure authentication and access control at cloud scale.

Build, grow, and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.

Drive the design and delivery of reliable, performant IAM infrastructure that meets stringent SLAs and security requirements.

Partner with product management, security, and engineering teams across Databricks to integrate identity solutions into the platform.

Ensure regulatory compliance and alignment with industry best practices for identity and access management.

Manage technical debt and balance long-term architectural decisions with product roadmap priorities.

What We Look For

8+ years of software engineering experience.

2+ years of engineering management experience.

Experience building and leading teams responsible for security-critical infrastructure, including identity, authentication, or access control systems.

Ability to attract, hire, and develop engineers who meet high technical standards, with a track record of growing senior talent and coaching team members.

Strong understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and service-oriented architectures.

Experience ensuring high service quality, reliability, and performance in production environments.

Ability to work cross-functionally with product management, security teams, and engineering leadership to define and execute technical strategy.

B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Pay Range Transparency

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Local Pay Range

$190,000 — $261,250 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , and Instagram .

Benefits

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Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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