Engineering Manager

Rubrik • Palo Alto, CA

9d

About The Position

The Kubernetes Engineering team is tasked with developing innovative features and frameworks for large-scale data management products, specifically focusing on the solution for protecting customer's Kubernetes workloads, encompassing both native applications and VMs on Kubernetes. We are seeking a highly motivated Engineering Manager to lead the Kubernetes engineering team, which holds ownership of Kubernetes native protection and Kubevirt-based VM protection. This role involves managing a group of talented software engineers to deliver data protection features and cultivate a culture of engineering excellence across the wider organization. Success in this role requires you to mentor your team and collaborate effectively with cross-functional leaders. You will partner closely with the Product Manager and Technical Leads to define the team’s roadmap, and work in conjunction with Support and Sales to ensure customer success. A deep understanding of both containers and virtualization is necessary. You will continuously evolve our product while driving the team's motivation to embrace the world of AI.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in engineering
• 2+ years of managing software engineering teams
• Demonstrates growth mindset with an intrinsic technical curiosity.
• Strong track record of delivering large scale, resilient distributed systems and services.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience in distributed systems and databases.
• Managing teams in dynamic, fast-paced startup-like environments
• Experience cultivating strong, high quality engineering practices and processes
• Experience working with product manager and customers

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Kubernetes and data protection is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Lead the Kubernetes engineering team to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performing features. Drive execution of complex and ambiguous technical problems aligned to business priorities
• Champion operational excellence, build a proactive, resilient on-call culture that emphasizes prevention, efficiency, and learning
• Actively participate in technical discussions and architecture reviews, demonstrate fluency in the system design. Build and drive the product roadmap to deliver a reliable, robust, and secure product that is industry leading
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams, creating a culture of transparency, innovation in a fast-paced environment
• Mentor engineers, providing career development guidance and technical coaching
• Foster a mindset of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Recruit, hire, and onboard top software engineering talent
• Conduct performance reviews and provide regular feedback to drive individual and team growth
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product Management to prioritize the engineering backlog into product requirements
• Exceptional decision-making abilities, with experience influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Customer Success and Sales Engineering to address customer concerns and operate with a customer first mindset.
• Coordinate with other engineering teams and drive alignment with company-wide initiatives

Benefits

• The role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees