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Partner Solutions Architect

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senior full-time Tokyo, Japan

First indexed 8 Sept 2026

Description

As a Partner Solutions Architect, you will work with Databricks' Consulting and System Integrator (C&SI) partners, teammates, and technical and sales team members who work directly with customers.

You will develop 'technical champions' within top C&SI Partners, providing enablement on technical matters related to the Databricks product.

Working with partners, you will help customers achieve tangible data-driven outcomes through the use of the Databricks Data + AI Platform, assisting data teams in completing projects and integrating the platform into their enterprise ecosystem.

As a team member, you will exercise and develop expertise in areas such as open-source projects like Apache Spark, MLflow, and Delta Lake, as well as major public cloud infrastructure and services.

You will use this expertise to become a trusted advisor to C&SI partners, reporting to the AVP, FDE.

The impact you will have:

  • Provide partners with the necessary enablement to assist clients in evaluating and adopting Databricks, including hands-on Apache Spark programming and integration with the wider cloud ecosystem.
  • Engage with the partner technical community by leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
  • Share expertise as a Big Data Analytics expert on aspects of architecture and design with the partner network.
  • Produce creative technical solutions and blog posts.

What we look for:

  • 5+ years of pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients or partners across various industry markets.
  • Understanding of customer-facing pre-sales or consulting role with a core strength in either data engineering or data science.
  • Experience demonstrating technical concepts, including presenting and whiteboarding.
  • Experience designing and implementing architectures within public clouds (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Coding experience in SQL, Python, Scala, or Java.
  • Expertise in at least one of the following: Data Engineering technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka), Data Warehousing (e.g., SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS), or Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (e.g., pandas, scikit-learn, HPO).
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience through work experience.
  • Full professional proficiency in Japanese is mandatory; business-level English proficiency is preferred.

Benefits: At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, click here.

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