Databricks

Sr. Solutions Architect

Databricks$160K — $190K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of customer-facing technical experience
  • Experience in complex customer interactions and technical pre-sales
  • Ability to influence decision-makers and C-level executives
  • Proficient in a core programming language (Python, Java, Scala)
  • Hands-on expertise with complex proofs-of-concept and public cloud platforms
  • Capable of delivering tailored technical solutions in competitive environments
  • Willing to travel up to 30% as required

Responsibilities

  • Develop customer engagement strategies with Account Executives
  • Coach junior Solutions Architects on prioritization and technical champion development
  • Influence stakeholders through complex engagements in the cloud ecosystem
  • Act as a trusted advisor for customers on the Data Intelligence Platform
  • Create customer-facing collateral and lead community engagement activities
  • Drive professional development in specialized tracks
  • Promote the Databricks vision to various stakeholders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits and perks for all employees
  • Support for development in specialized career paths
  • Opportunities for continuous learning and growth
  • Flexibility in remote work options
  • Engagement with a vibrant technical community
Full Job Description
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While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

The impact you will have:
  • Develop customer engagement strategies in partnership with Account Executive(s) in your designated territory.
  • Coach junior Solutions Architects and teams on use case prioritization and building technical champions.
  • You will influence stakeholders at all levels through complex engagements with the wider cloud ecosystem and 3rd party applications, ensuring they are excited by the Databricks vision and solution strategy.
  • Be a 'champion' for both customers and colleagues, operating as an expert solution architect and trusted advisor for significant data analytics architecture, design, and adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
  • Contribute to Databricks' technical community engagement by developing customer-facing collateral and leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
  • Opportunity to continue your development in one of four tracks - technical specialization, industry vertical thought leadership, strategic customer vision, and people management.

What we look for:
  • 10+ years of customer-facing technical experience.
  • Know how to engage in complex customer interactions and sales lifecycle in a technical pre-sales capacity.
  • Ability to influence decision-makers and C-level executives by developing relationships and orchestrating teams to achieve long-term customer success.
  • Prior experience with coding in a core programming language (i.e., Python, Java, Scala) and willingness to learn a base level of Spark.
  • Hands-on expertise with complex proofs-of-concept and public cloud platform(s).
  • Know how to provide technical solutions for specialized customer needs and navigate a competitive landscape.
  • Can travel up to 30% when needed.


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

About Databricks

Databricks is a unified analytics platform that provides data engineering, collaborative data science, and machine learning capabilities. The company was founded in 2013 by the original creators of Apache Spark, a popular open-source big data processing engine. Databricks provides a cloud-based platform that allows data teams to collaborate and build data pipelines, run machine learning models, and perform advanced analytics. The company has raised over $1 billion in funding and is valued at $38 billion as of November 2021.
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2,000 employees
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Founded
2013

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