Manager, Engineering (Migrations)

<div class="job-post-container" style="position: relative; background-color: white; padding: 20px; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); min-height: 500px; border: 5px solid #0037A5;"> <div style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 2; width: 200px; height: 300px; margin-top: 30px; opacity: 1; z-index: 1;"> </div> <div class="job-post-content" style="position: relative; z-index: 2;"> <h1 style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;"><img style="max-width: 100%; float: left;" src="https://i.imgur.com/b9m4CJj.jpeg" alt="" width="92"></h1> <h1 style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 20px; text-align: center;">Category-defining tech. Career-defining work.</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">Lots of tech companies disrupt. But, many fail when they try to scale. We're different. CockroachDB makes it easier for companies to build and scale apps. This is how and why we're helping some of the most innovative companies on the planet. We tackle problems head-on and focus on solutions that create lasting impact. </p> <h3 style="text-align: center;">Because when our customers win, we all win. </h3> <p> </p> <hr> <h2><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong>The Role</strong></span></h2> <p>At Cockroach Labs, we strive to deliver a delightful experience to our customers starting from their first interaction with our database. The Migrations team owns the full suite of MOLT (Migrate Off Legacy Technology) tooling that enables customers to seamlessly move their workloads from external databases to CockroachDB and our cloud offerings. This team also owns the release pipelines for that tooling, operating with significant autonomy.</p> <p>We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow this team during a pivotal moment: the team's charter is expanding to leverage AI to radically simplify the migrations journey and to unify all of the MOLT tooling into a single, cohesive experience. You will be responsible for the people, execution, and technical direction of the team, balancing near-term delivery of migration tooling with longer-term investment in AI-driven capabilities.</p> <p>In this role, you will shape one of the first touchpoints new customers have with CockroachDB, giving you a front-row seat to our rapid growth. You will partner closely with product, design, field engineering, and leadership to define and execute a roadmap that makes CockroachDB the easiest database migration target in the industry.</p> <h2><strong>You Will</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers building database migration tooling and AI-powered migration capabilities.</li> <li>Own the end-to-end delivery of the MOLT tooling suite, including its release pipelines, ensuring high quality and reliability.</li> <li>Drive the team's expanded charter to apply AI/ML to the migrations journey — from experimentation and prototyping through to production-grade systems.</li> <li>Champion the vision of unifying all MOLT tooling into a single, cohesive migration experience for customers.</li> <li>Partner with product management, design, field engineering, and customers to deeply understand migration pain points and translate them into a clear engineering roadmap.</li> <li>Foster a culture of technical excellence, experimentation, and continuous improvement within the team.</li> <li>Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams across the cloud and database organizations.</li> <li>Recruit, hire, and onboard top engineering talent as the team grows.</li> <li>Establish and track clear success metrics for both migra ... (truncated, view full listing at source)