Description
As a Solutions Architect, you will lead the technical strategy for your customers, owning architecture discussions, driving platform adoption, and serving as a trusted advisor to customer technical leads and architects.
You combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to position Databricks as the foundation of your customers' data and AI strategy.
The Impact You Will Have:
- Own the end-to-end technical strategy for your accounts, from initial discovery through production deployment and consumption growth
- Lead complex architecture discussions, designing scalable, production-grade solutions spanning data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customer architects, engineering leads, and Directors
- Drive technical wins in competitive scenarios by demonstrating Databricks' differentiation through custom-built solutions
- Develop and declare an emerging technical specialization, becoming a go-to resource for your team in that domain
- Orchestrate cross-functional resources to deliver comprehensive solutions for complex customer needs
- Influence product direction by providing structured feedback on customer requirements and competitive gaps
What We Look For:
- 6+ years in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical role
- Strong coding proficiency in Python and SQL, with live coding, debugging, and solution-building skills
- Deep expertise in distributed data systems architecture, designing scalable pipelines, streaming architectures, lakehouse patterns, and cloud-native data platforms
- Proficient on the Databricks Platform with a developing technical specialization in one area
- Proven ability to lead architecture discussions with senior technical stakeholders
- Experience with production deployments on public cloud, including infrastructure, security, and governance considerations
- Track record of driving platform adoption and consumption growth within accounts
- Excellent communication skills, translating complex architectures into business value for technical and executive audiences
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline
Nice to Have:
- Databricks certifications
- Experience with competitive platforms
- Background in a data/AI company or cloud provider
- Industry domain expertise