Vice President of Engineering, Starburst
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Single-point access for data anlytics
Open for applications
Single-point access for data anlytics
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To free customers from the tyranny of data lock-in.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of Director or higher experience, managing Engineering Managers across multiple distributed teams in a SaaS environment, ideally a data or infrastructure product such as Starburst
- Solid technical experience, and ideally database or big data domain knowledge. Can speak fluently about technical considerations of our domain, technical issues around managing an infrastructure product on modern architectures
- Strong intrapersonal skills. You are great at getting diverse groups of people to resolve contentious decisions, and you are great at motivating people
- Experience operating in a US-headquartered technology company
- Proven track record of developing high-functioning teams with excellence in delivery and operations due to strong team engagement and great developer experience
- Ideally located in Poland, but at a minimum conveniently able to travel for regular visits. Polish language skills are a plus
- Passion for engineering hygiene and operational excellence. You have the know-how to build an engineering organization that delivers it. You are familiar with agile processes, continuous integration, and test automation
- Adept at distilling complex and ambiguous situations into actionable plans for your team
- Advocate of not only leveraging the Open Source community but also giving back
What the job involves
- As a senior engineering leader at Starburst, you will oversee and drive our engineering teams based in Poland, Israel, and across Europe
- Your responsibilities will include hiring, building, and developing these teams to ensure they are aligned with our mission and roadmap, and delivering technical projects with efficiency and quality
- You will collaborate cross-functionally with key senior leaders, including engineering leadership and product management, to ensure alignment with our product and technical strategy
- This is a pivotal role and offers a tremendous opportunity to have a significant impact on our organization
- Lead and manage Starburst’s EMEA-based Engineering teams, primarily located in Poland and Israel, but with additional team members across Europe as part of our distributed work environment
- Help to build and develop our EMEA teams, ensuring that they have strong clarity of mission and roadmap, operate effectively to drive significant technical projects, and are staffed for success, regularly achieving high quality, velocity, and predictability
- Mentor and develop Engineering leaders and team members, especially Engineering Managers and Senior technical staff, promoting professional growth, technical excellence, and great engineering culture
- Represent the EMEA Engineering organization, helping it integrate well into the larger global Engineering organization, cultural norms, and ways of working, while maintaining a strong local culture and EMEA team identity. Develop and implement processes to address regional challenges such as timezone differences, work style variations, cultural and language diversity, and communication styles. Ensure that our EMEA teams feel connected and valued
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization, including senior Engineering leadership, our CTO group, and Product Management leadership, ensuring that our EMEA technical leadership is strongly integrated and aligned with our product and technical strategy and delivery operations
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Starburst offers a unified platform for accessing distributed data from various databases through its Trino-based query engine. This approach helps users cut infrastructure and analytics costs by providing a single point of access. As the Data Lakes market grows nearly 30% annually, Starburst is well-positioned to help businesses manage their increasingly complex data.
The company has recently gained recognition for its advanced capabilities in data management. Starburst emphasises the importance of real-time hybrid data access and robust security, especially for AI applications. Its latest report, developed in collaboration with TheCUBE Research, underscores how effective data management practices are essential for successful AI implementation.s
Key findings from the report include the critical need for real-time data access and the alignment of data strategies with AI goals. These insights highlight how Starurst's technology supports efficient AI deployment and data management.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$250m
SERIES D
Dec 2020
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $414m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive Health Insurance Coverage
- Life Insurance, Disability, and Income Protection
- Employee assistance Programs
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Remote Work Opportunties
- Equity Ownership
Company values
- Humility: We put our customers and our colleagues before ourselves. We check our egos at the door and are not afraid to be wrong or to learn in public. Our goal is to reach the right answer, not our own answer
- Authenticity: We are honest with each other and with ourselves. We respect and admire each other for the diverse perspectives we each bring to the table and welcome open debate. We always keep it real and say the last 10%
- Grit: Startups are not for the faint of heart. We’re in it for the long haul – we persevere and figure it out together through the tough times, the challenges, and the setbacks. We hold strong as one. We are made for this
- Inclusive Meritocracy: We push ourselves to master our craft and give our best to get things done. We recognize and reward based on strong performance and merit. We value picking the best ideas, no matter who raises them. It's about how we show up and what we deliver, not who we know or what our experiences were
- Doing Whatever It Takes: We attack the problem head on as one team. We don’t step aside, wait around for someone else to solve it or avoid the roadblock. We tackle our work with determination and dedication to the results. We focus on long-term success for Starburst vs. short term individual wins. We believe we all own our successes and failures. We don’t blame others for our failures, but instead find a way to enlist the help we need, and find solutions to get it done
- Customer Obsessed: We solve for our customer. It means doing the right things, even when it’s hard. We aspire to remove obstacles and bring easy solutions to our customers, putting the power back in their hands. We don't want to just make them happy, we want to help them succeed
Company HQ
Fort Point Channel Landmark District, Boston, MA
Articles
Leadership
Justin Borgman
(CEO, Chairman)Founder and CEO of Starburst's precursor company Hadapt, which was acquired by Terdata in 2014. Served as VP & GM at Teradata before co-relaunching Hadapt as Starburst in 2017.
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