Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will build and lead a new team dedicated to our Edge offering. This team is at the center of a key strategic initiative, The Edge platform allows our customers to securely connect to and gain insights from their data. Your leadership will be instrumental in shaping this platform through its next evolution partnering closely with product and engineering to deliver significant value to both our customers and internal Collibra engineering teams.
We value inclusivity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to bring their unique perspectives and talents to our team.
This is a hybrid role based in our Raleigh office. Our hybrid model means you’ll work from the office at least two days each week. This setup helps us stay connected, work more closely together, and keep making progress as a team.
Software Engineering Managers at Collibra, are responsible for- Building, leading, and mentoring a high performance team of software engineers, while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and customer focused team culture.
- Guiding the team's technical strategy and architectural decisions in order to build a scalable, secure, and reliable platform on Kubernetes and public cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
- Collaborating with Product Managers, Architects, and other engineering teams to define the product roadmap and ensure timely delivery of features that meet customer needs.
- While using agile techniques, managing the full software development lifecycle for the Edge team in order to deliver incremental value, from planning and development to deployment and operations.
- Building the team by attracting, hiring, and retaining engineering talent to ensure the team has the skills and capacity to meet its goals.
- 5+ years of experience in a technical role such as software engineering.
- 2+ years of experience in a people management role leading an engineering team.
- Experience building or operating significant systems on public cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
- Experience building or operating significant platform systems built on Kubernetes.
- A bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent related working experience.
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
- Because this role supports the US government, it is required that this candidate be a US citizen who resides on US soil.
- A technical leader with a background in platform engineering, focused on building services that empower other engineering teams.
- Familiar with building and operating applications on Kubernetes, integrating with public cloud technologies, and using languages like Java and Golang.
- A proactive and clear communicator, skilled at articulating technical concepts to both engineering and business partners.
- A dedicated builder of high performance teams, with experience in hiring, mentoring, and developing the careers of your fellow Collibrians.
- An advocate for continuous learning and improvement for yourself, your team, and the technology you build.
- Within your first month, you will have: Integrated with your key product and engineering partners, understood the Edge vision, and begun the process of building your engineering team.
- Within your third month, you will have: Established the team and started delivering initial value for the Edge product, contributing to a clear roadmap for the future.
- Within your sixth month, you will have: Led your team to become a fully integrated and high performing engineering group at Collibra, consistently shipping features and improvements that impact our customers.
Compensation for this role
The standard base salary range for this position is 128,000 - 160,000 per year. This position is not eligible for additional commission-based compensation. Salary offers are based on a combination of factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skills, and location.
In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive total rewards package, including bonus potential, equity for eligible roles, a Flex Fund monthly stipend, pension/401k plans, and more.
Collibra recognizes and values that everyone has different needs, interests, and life goals. We built our benefits program with flexibility in mind to support you and your loved ones through a diverse range of circumstances and life events. These flexible offerings sit on a foundation of competitive compensation, health coverage, and time off. Learn more about Collibra’s benefits.
We create inclusion and belonging through how we onboard, meet, connect, engage, and communicate. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Collibra.
At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone.
With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. If you have a need that requires accommodation, let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
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What We Do
Data has endless potential, if people can trust it.
Collibra helps organizations turn data into a trusted asset that drives business value, innovation, and AI readiness. Our cloud-based data intelligence platform connects data, people, and processes across the enterprise so teams can find, understand, and use the right data with confidence.
By uniting governance, quality, privacy, lineage, and catalog capabilities in one secure, scalable SaaS solution, Collibra gives companies a single source of truth and a foundation they can trust as they embrace AI.
Today, Collibra powers possibility for many of the world’s most data-driven organizations, from global banks and healthcare leaders to public institutions and high-growth tech companies. We help them use data responsibly to make faster, smarter, and more ethical decisions while meeting the highest standards for compliance and innovation.
What truly differentiates us is the way we work. Collibrians bring curiosity, clarity, and care to everything we do. We collaborate across functions and time zones as a global #OneCollibra team, solving complex challenges and delivering measurable impact for our customers.
Founded in Brussels and headquartered in New York, with offices in Raleigh, London, Prague, and beyond, Collibra is a global company built on trust and connection. We work fast, communicate openly, and stay grounded in our mission to make data , and now AI, meaningful for everyone.
Because at Collibra, trusted data isn’t the end goal — it’s where possibility begins.
Why Work With Us
Work here means showing up curious, clear, and ready to build with purpose. As data and AI reshape what’s possible, Collibrians bring clarity to complexity and care to how we work. The pace is fast and the work is meaningful— because every problem we solve powers possibility, as #OneCollibra.
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