Solutions Architect (Pre-sales)

As a Solutions Architect in the Benelux Field Engineering team at Databricks, you will use your technical expertise to demonstrate how the Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve complex data challenges.

The impact you will have:

• Lead technical strategy for accounts within the Benelux region, assessing customers' architecture and providing strategic guidance and deep technical expertise.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, driving alignment through negotiations and ensuring long-term technical commitment.
• Abstract learnings from builds into reusable patterns and guidance for the wider Databricks community.
• Deliver outcomes that the business can measure, using adoption signals to ensure sustained customer impact.
• Coach junior team members on technical discovery and complex use-case prioritisation.

What we look for:

• Experience in customer interactions in a technical pre-sales capacity and adept at managing complex sales lifecycles.
• Deep expertise across the data landscape, including Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, and GenAI.
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as Databricks, AWS, Microsoft, GCP, or other relevant platforms.
• Prior experience with coding in a core programming language, such as Python or SQL, and willingness to learn Apache Spark.
• Ability to execute through ambiguity and identify emerging risks early.
• Recognised as an experienced architect who can confidently lead technical discussions and solve high-complexity, multi-account architectural challenges.
• Excellent communication skills in English; Dutch language skills to a business-proficiency level will be advantageous.

Notes on the role:

• This will be an office-based contract in Amsterdam, with a hybrid schedule.
• An initial 12-month fixed-term contract is offered, with the expectation of extending or converting to FTE upon successful completion of the probation period.