Senior Solutions Engineer, Data & AI Platform

Databricks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer for the UK & Ireland, based in London, to win new logos by showing our Data Intelligence Platform solving complex data and AI challenges. You will work hands-on with customers, developers, and executives to prove value quickly and drive adoption.

You will collaborate with Account Executives and Senior Solutions Architects, deliver PoCs, and travel 20-30% to customer sites across the region to demonstrate our capabilities and shape technical

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in technical pre-sales, consultancy, or engineering, ideally with data-native or high-growth technology companies.
• Proficiency in a core programming language such as Python, SQL, Scala, or Java, and a willingness to learn (or existing knowledge of) Spark.
• Familiarity with a core data or AI domain: modern data engineering, streaming, machine learning, or Generative AI (e.g. RAG, fine-tuning, LLMOps).
• Experience with the modern data stack and open-source data tooling, and with at least one major public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands-on expertise in designing and delivering proofs-of-concept (PoCs).
• Enthusiasm for building with AI-based development tooling such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Databricks Assistant / Genie.

Responsibilities

• Win new logos across the UK & Ireland by proving, hands-on, that the platform solves their hardest problems.
• Run hands-on evaluations and proofs-of-concept engagements with customers' real data and workloads.
• Demonstrate our Data Intelligence Platform against competing tools and articulate the technical and commercial value.
• Develop customer-facing collateral and participate in workshops, hackathons, seminars, and meet-ups.

Skills

Hands-on pre-sales/consulting

Programming (Python/SQL/Scala/Java)

Spark knowledge

Data/AI domain (MLOps, Generative AI)

Modern data stack/open-source tools

PoCs design/delivery

AI tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, Genie

Pre-sales storytelling

Technical/business value communication

Customer-centric mindset

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer for the UK & Ireland, based in London, to win new logos by showing our Data Intelligence Platform solving complex data and AI challenges. You will work hands-on with customers, developers, and executives to prove value quickly and drive adoption.

You will collaborate with Account Executives and Senior Solutions Architects, deliver PoCs, and travel 20-30% to customer sites across the region to demonstrate our capabilities and shape technical