Your opportunity
Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of data processing and analytics? Newrelic is seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead the evolution of our database engine. As a key player in our mission to empower data-driven decision-making, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping the future of our analytical infrastructure.
Role Overview: As the Director of Engineering, you will drive the transformation of our database engine to operate at exabyte scale. Our analytical database engine ingests trillions of data points per day, enabling lightning-fast queries with a remarkable 60 ms response time at P50. Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring that our system seamlessly handles exabytes of data daily.

Why Newrelic? Join us in revolutionizing how organizations harness data for insights. As the Director of Engineering for our database engine, you’ll be part of a dynamic team driving innovation, scalability, and reliability. Make your mark on the future of analytics at Newrelic!

Apply now and let’s shape the data landscape together! 
What you'll do
  • Strategic Vision: Develop and execute a forward-thinking strategy for our database engine, aligning with Newrelic’s business goals and technical vision.
  • Scalability and Performance: Architect and optimize the engine to handle exabyte-scale data while maintaining exceptional query performance.
  • Ingestion Efficiency: Enhance data ingestion pipelines to accommodate trillions of data points daily.
  • Query Optimization: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to fine-tune query execution and response times.
  • Reliability and Resilience: Ensure mission-critical cloud services operate with high reliability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery capabilities.
  • Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a talented team of engineers, fostering innovation and growth.
This role requires
  • 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including leading managers and architects
  • 17+ years of experience in Software Engineering
  • Ability to collaborate and partner across the organization to achieve shared goals
  • Experience of building high-performing engineering teams
  • Keenness to work with frameworks and platforms vs bespoke solutions
  • Cultivating an inclusive and diverse environment enabling people to do their best work
  • History of getting things done in a distributed, large-scale, and fast-growing equal-opportunity environment
  • Technical Expertise: 
    • Demonstrated experience in designing and evolving analytical database engines.
    • Proficiency in handling massive data volumes (exabytes) efficiently.
    • Strong grasp of query optimization techniques and performance tuning.
    • Familiarity with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and microservices.
  • Leadership Skills: 
    • Proven track record in managing mission-critical cloud services.
    • Ability to inspire and lead cross-functional teams.
    • Strategic thinker with a focus on long-term impact.
  • Reliability and Resilience: 
    • Experience ensuring high availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
    • Expertise in disaster recovery planning and execution.
    • Passion for maintaining robust systems under demanding conditions.
Bonus points if you have
  • Data Observability experience 
Is a Remote Job?
Hybrid (Remote with required office time)

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