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Engineering Manager, Foundation Model Inference (FMAPI)

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senior full-time $190,000-$261,250 USD Mountain View, California

First indexed 22 Jul 2026

Description

At Databricks, we are driven by a passion to empower data teams in tackling the world's most challenging problems , from revolutionizing transportation to accelerating medical innovations.

The Foundation Model Inference team is the backbone of Databricks’ generative AI capabilities. We build the infrastructure that enables our customers to serve, scale, and optimize frontier models with enterprise-grade reliability and performance.

The impact you will have

  • Lead and grow a team of talented, product-minded infrastructure Engineers working on Databricks Foundation Model Inference and Foundation Model API;
  • Help shape the roadmap for products spanning real-time inference, provisioned throughput, and batch inference use cases;
  • Partner closely with product and engineering leadership to deliver the right capabilities with strong reliability, quality, and service health;
  • Build an inclusive, high-performing team that attracts, develops, and retains exceptional engineers;
  • Maintain a deep understanding of your team’s technical area and uphold a strong bar for architecture, implementation quality, and operational excellence.

What we look for

  • Experience managing and growing high-performing software engineering teams;
  • Strong technical judgment in distributed systems, platform infrastructure, AI/ML infrastructure, or large-scale backend services;
  • A track record of delivering complex, multi-quarter engineering initiatives with high quality and predictable execution;
  • Experience partnering effectively with product management and peer engineering teams;
  • Operational rigor, including experience with service health, incident response, postmortems, and continuous improvement;
  • Excellent communication, coaching, and hiring skills;
  • BS in Computer Science or related field.

Pay Range Transparency

The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate.

Zone 1 Pay Range $190,000-$261,250 USD

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees.

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