Director, Engineering - Cloudera Data Engineering

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At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry.  Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Cloudera is looking for a talented & experienced engineering leader with a passion for building and shipping great software. You will be responsible for hiring & leading teams of engineers and for driving innovation in the Cloudera Data Engineering product area. Cloudera Data Engineering is the next generation cloud-native service that helps our customers run large-scale data engineering workflows made up of industry standard big data processing frameworks like Apache Spark, Apache Airflow with just a few clicks on both on-premises and public-cloud environments.

As the Director Engineering, you will…

• Be responsible for all the teams that collectively develop & maintain these cloud-native services for various environments. 

• You will directly manage a team of senior engineers and managers who run their own teams. The team spans across the globe working in several timezones. Many of the engineers are deeply involved in open source projects and communities like Apache Software Foundation. 

• You will have both technical ownership and people management responsibilities of the team. You will be responsible for software delivery over iterative releases by hiring, managing and coaching a talented set of individuals, and helping them advance in their career paths. 

• You will work with engineering leadership, product management and our customers towards establishing strategic plans and objectives for the product area. 

• You will also help develop company-wide technical best practices and standards as part of our core engineering leadership team.

We are excited if you have….

• BE, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science or equivalent experience in the industry

• 10-12+ years of work experience with 5+ years of management experience, including as the head of a department or equivalent level of responsibility

• Experiencing managing large, geographically distributed software development teams (at least 25+ engineers)

• Strong background in building large-scale distributed systems

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong conviction around how great software is built, and a deep commitment to customer satisfaction.

• Be able to drive the architecture and provide technical vision & direction to the team

The expected base salary range for this role in

• Washington is $212-265k

Please note that the compensation details listed in our job  postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include commissions or bonus as applicable

The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location

What you can expect from us:

• 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

Cloudera is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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