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Job Description:

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.

About The Role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager (M4) to lead the AWC (Anywhere Cloud) Platform organization. In this role, you will be responsible for the strategic direction and operational success of our core cloud infrastructure. As an M4, you will manage a team that includes other Engineering Managers and Staff-level Individual Contributors, overseeing the delivery of high-performance distributed systems. You will bridge the gap between business goals and technical execution, ensuring our platform is scalable, secure, and developer-friendly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organizational Leadership: Manage and grow a diverse engineering organization, including directly managing other Engineering Managers and senior technical leads.

• Operational Strategy: Establish operational objectives and work assignments, delegating effectively to ensure the team meets critical schedules and performance requirements.

• Strategic Planning: Participate in the development of strategic plans and objectives for the AWC division; make final decisions on operational matters that impact the success of the broader platform.

• Cross-Functional Influence: Regularly interact with senior-level management and executives to align on roadmap and priorities; exercise influence to gain acceptance of new initiatives in sensitive situations.

• Technical Oversight: Guide the engineering quality and architecture of the platform (built on Kubernetes, Go, and Rust), ensuring the team balances technical debt with new feature delivery.

• Policy & Process: Develop and modify engineering policies and procedures to improve team efficiency and impact immediate operations.
  

Minimum Qualifications (M4 Level):

• Management Experience: Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of specific management experience, preferably managing managers or multiple teams.

• Technical Background: Strong engineering background in distributed systems, cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker), and backend development (Go, Rust, or Java).

• Operational Excellence: Proven ability to manage budgets, resources, and schedules for complex projects where erroneous decisions could cause critical delays.

• Leadership Scale: Experience managing teams of 10+ engineers, including performance management, hiring, and career development.
  

Plusses:

• Experience leading platform engineering or "Internal Developer Platform" (IDP) teams.

• Experience transitioning teams from single-cloud to multi-cloud/hybrid architectures.

• Background in security-focused engineering leadership.

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

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