Cockroach Labs
Manager, Engineering (Production Orchestration)
New York, NY · Director
Sponsorship not specified$194k-$257kDetected 50 days ago
GoDistributed SystemsSQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsCI/CDSite Reliability EngineeringRESTMachine LearningIncident ResponseAccessibilityForecastingPerformance ManagementLeadership
About the role
- At the heart of CockroachDB is our Production Orchestration team- the stewards of availability, reliability, and scalability across our cloud offerings and beyond.
- Built on a foundation of SRE principles and carrying forward years of operational practice, our core commitment is clear: ensuring our customers have a secure, reliable, and performant production service at scale.
- You'll report to Tom Schmidt, Director of Production Engineering, who has led this team for 4+ years and will continue to be deeply involved in its technical direction.
Responsibilities
- Partner across the global Production Engineering organization to align on shared goals, ensure smooth coordination across time zones, and drive cohesive execution.
- Drive automation and tooling. Relentlessly reduce operational toil by building systems that improve observability and scale our fleet without scaling headcount linearly.
- Contribute to foundational architecture. The team is building a new architectural initiative that will reshape how we operate our fleet. You'll help lead execution on this work and ensure the team has the space and support to deliver.
- Coach and develop your engineers.
- Partner with engineering and product leadership to shape the roadmap for CockroachDB's operational capabilities and future products.
- A passion for building relationships and a deep sense of responsibility for the welfare of the engineering team you manage, including their professional development and growth.
- Own operational excellence.
Skills
- Guide personal development and career growth beyond just technical skills.
Compensation
- The annual anticipated base salary range for U.S. candidates for this role is listed in USD below.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Benefits
- Mental Wellbeing Benefits
- Every incident is treated as a learning opportunity.
Company info
- Tom Schmidt- Director, Production Engineering
- Tom leads Cockroach Labs' Production Engineering org, responsible for the operational reliability and scalability of CockroachDB.
- He joined Cockroach Labs in August 2022 as manager of Site Reliability Engineering and has since taken responsibility for the broader production engineering organization.
- Before CRL, Tom spent 15 years at IBM, initially in technical leadership roles spanning compiler development, test frameworks, and CI/CD, before dedicating the latter half of his career to championing SRE across the organization.
- An enthusiastic advocate of the discipline, Tom has presented at conferences, developed certification curriculum, secured multiple patents, and was recognized as one of IBM's first three SRE Thought Leaders.
- Outside of work, Tom is a proud father of a 5-year-old boy and enjoys hiking, camping, and gaming.
- Cockroach Labs is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer building a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- If you need additional accommodations to feel comfortable during your interview process, please email us at accessibility@cockroachlabs.com.
- Cockroach Labs has a hybrid work model, with Roachers that are local to one of our offices coming in on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays and working flexibly the rest of the week.
- While we've learned valuable lessons working remotely, nothing can replace the connection, creativity, and fun that occurs when Roachers get together and we are committed to fostering a workplace that encourages collaboration and allows us all to do our best work.
- We believe it's essential for you to take this first month to become familiar with our technology and our company.
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