Manager, Engineering

About Starburst

Starburst, the Open Hybrid Lakehouse, is the leading end-to-end data platform to securely access, analyze, and share data for analytics and Al across hybrid, on-premises, and multi-cloud environments. As the leaders in Trino, a modern open-source SQL engine, Starburst empowers over 250+ of the most data-driven companies to democratize data access, enhance analytics performance, and improve architecture optionality.

Starburst has raised over $400M in venture funding from top investors, with a unique start as a bootstrapped business with revenue-driving demand from the start. We are a remote-friendly company with employees all across the globe and are proud to be named a Best Place to Work. Come join our team of All-Stars and be a part of this incredible journey!

About the role

Starburst is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead teams building Starburst Enterprise, our flagship product. Starburst Enterprise allows users to access and explore their data quickly and easily, relying on the underlying power of the open-source software, Trino.  

As an Engineering Manager, you will partner with engineering and product leadership to deliver and execute roadmap deliverables for Starburst Enterprise. You’ll support and mentor our dynamic, talented, global engineers while emphasizing quality at every stage of the product.

As an Engineering Manager at Starburst you will: 

• Collaborate with technical leads and product managers to build a game-changing, fully-featured customer experience for our Starburst Enterprise customers
• Manage and motivate one or more teams of software engineers focused on various aspects of the Starburst Enterprise product
• Drive technical direction and provide leadership and transparency in an agile environment
• Define and adapt engineering processes and best practices to focus on execution and build cutting-edge software
• Work closely with leaders from other teams and departments to iterate on design and architecture
• Coach and mentor engineers of all levels, from junior engineers to technical leads
• Recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new engineers

Some of the things we look for:

• At least 3 years of engineering management experience with a total of 8 years or more experience
• Enthusiasm for growing strong, diverse, high-performing teams
• A passion for software engineering and interest in all phases of the agile software development lifecycle
• Appreciation for maintainable, working, high-quality software
• Demonstrable experience in shipping features and hitting deadlines consistently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and organizational skills
• Similar technology stack, e.g. Java, React, Spark
• Management of remote or hybrid teams

Build your career at Starburst

All-Stars have the opportunity and freedom to realize their true potential. By building alongside top talent, we’re empowered to take ownership of our careers and drive meaningful change. Anchored in industry-proven technology and unprecedented success, All-Stars are taking on the challenge everyday to disrupt our industry –  and the future. 

Our global workforce is supported by a competitive Total Rewards program that reflects our commitment to a rewarding and supportive work environment. This includes a variety of benefits like competitive pay, attractive stock grants, flexible paid time off, and more. 

We are committed to fostering an intentional, inclusive, and diverse culture that drives deep engagement, authentic belonging, and an exceptional All-Star experience. We believe that diversity of thought, perspective, background and experience will enable us to own what we do, drive our success and empower our All-Stars to show up authentically.

Starburst provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state
 or local laws.

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